Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.25% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	17.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '18 at 07:05
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 66.1 2-Core 132 58% 94.3 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 370 38% 309 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6570 19,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Sapphire(174B E193) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.301.1901.0 Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	5.25% Terrible	Lighting 6.93 Reflection 6.69 Parallax 5.78 6% 6.47 fps	MRender 5.67 Gravity 5.2 Splatting 5.48 4% 5.45 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.25% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 92 84 68 68 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	17.6% Very poor	Read 228 Write 107 Mixed 114 SusWrite 83.6 29% 133 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 3.3 11% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 190 154 143 141 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 139 Mixed 82.6 SusWrite 159 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 190 195 192 194 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 156 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 192 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 8GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 9.2 8.8 8.4 9.3 9.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 8 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 8.2 18% 16 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 3.3 213% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x2GB 45,030 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 3 of 4 slots used 6GB DIMM Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	41.4% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 13.3 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 10.9 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 52%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	61x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	18x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	18x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	63x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	33x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16