Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	63.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141021
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '19 at 17:46
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 40.9 2-Core 111 50% 78.8 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 313 32% 258 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3969) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 48.7 Reflection 45.9 Parallax 45.3 40% 46.6 fps	Gravity 35.1 Splatting 37.8 32% 36.5 fps
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 72 57 54 39 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 458 Write 342 Mixed 310 SusWrite 80.1 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 44.2 4K Mixed 28.6 95% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 95.4 110% 188 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 594GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 121 121 124 122 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 186 Mixed 75 SusWrite 121 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 229GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 121 121 124 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 190 Write 180 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 121 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 484GB free, PID 0c15 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	8.41% Terrible	Read 33.5 Write 6.7 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 7.1 16% 14.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 43% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.41% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Team-Elite-16 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.6% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 11.9 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 45%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	947x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	859x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	397x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	283x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	159x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	140x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	109x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	149x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	62x

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Total price: $366

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16