Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 57.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.9% 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	24.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '19 at 13:11
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Memory 82.8 1-Core 62.9 2-Core 116 55% 87.4 Pts	4-Core 189 8-Core 219 26% 204 Pts	64-Core 250 16% 250 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% MSI(1462 3030) 2GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.2.3 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Lighting 37.7 Reflection 34 Parallax 45.8 31% 39.2 fps	MRender 30.1 Gravity 33.4 Splatting 38.5 28% 34 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk SD8SBBU240G1122 240GB 2,683 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 68 66 59 56 70 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.9% Poor	Read 228 Write 104 Mixed 5 SusWrite 63.3 22% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 7.9 41% 9.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 66%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 162GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 75 68 79 72 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 80 Write 83.8 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 75.1 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 51%
Hitachi HDS721032CLA362 320GB-$150 10,092 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 298GB free Firmware: JPFOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 75 79 78 77 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 84 Write 82 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 77.9 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML8GX3M2A160 CMX8GX3M2A160 CML8GX3M2A160 CMX8GX3M2A160 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.4% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 11 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 62%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	939x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	852x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	393x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	278x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	180x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	157x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	139x
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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

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Intel Core i5-12600K $186	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) $35	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