Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '19 at 16:04
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Memory 90 1-Core 69.2 2-Core 130 60% 96.5 Pts	4-Core 251 8-Core 335 37% 293 Pts	64-Core 329 20% 329 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Gigabyte(1458 229A) 3GB CLim: 1072 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 34.6 Parallax 57.6 39% 46.6 fps	MRender 32.3 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 42.7 32% 38.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 121 117 117 117 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 240 Write 339 Mixed 245 SusWrite 150 55% 243 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 53.1 4K Mixed 38.1 124% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 36.3 DQ Write 75.3 DQ Mixed 46.5 38% 52.7 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 115%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 213GB free Firmware: JP2OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 96 96 95 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 10.8 Write 111 Mixed 18 SusWrite 94.9 42% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 74%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 350GB free Firmware: GG2OA6C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 49 54 63 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 102 Write 80.6 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 55 50% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 58%
Seagate ST500DM005 HD502HJ 500GB 10,272 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 260GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 96 96 95 96 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 110 Write 121 Mixed 62.9 SusWrite 95 71% 97 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 77%
Wilk GOODRAM 8GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.5 4.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	3.15% Terrible	Read 12 Write 5.2 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 4.1 8% 7.03 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.15% Great: 22%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 1,498 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 30GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 14 14 14 15 15 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 86.6 Write 14.2 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 15 33% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 2.3 116% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GL1866D364L9A 2x4GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.9% Average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 17.7 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.9 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 50%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	940x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	854x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	395x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	279x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	180x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	61x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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