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 (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	57.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '19 at 14:52
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63% Good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 67.9 2-Core 116 58% 90.7 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 270 31% 242 Pts	64-Core 277 17% 277 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 048F) 2GB CLim: 1320 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 18% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 89 92 92 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 306 Write 371 Mixed 300 SusWrite 86.6 60% 266 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 51 4K Mixed 36.9 121% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 36.6 DQ Write 72.3 DQ Mixed 46 37% 51.6 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 115%
Adata SP600 64GB 663 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 29GB free Firmware: 3.04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 85 91 92 92 86 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.1% Below average	Read 232 Write 80.7 Mixed 102 SusWrite 87.6 28% 126 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 61.9 4K Mixed 16.5 70% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 12 DQ Write 81.5 DQ Mixed 18.5 23% 37.3 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 86%
Maxtor 6V200E0 204GB 1,578 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 15GB free Firmware: VA111630 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 48 48 47 49 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 53.7 Write 60.5 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 47.9 37% 50 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.7 171% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 37%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 170GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 151 154 154 154 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 138 Write 136 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 153 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 243% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion 500GB 5,329 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 42GB free Firmware: 0637 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 58 60 59 59 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 39.3 Write 52.2 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 58.1 34% 45.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4 F3-12800CL9-4 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4 16GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	46.4% Average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 16.8 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 11.6 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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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	855x
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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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