Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	46.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	37.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	640 x 480 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '19 at 02:13
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 80.8 1-Core 76.9 2-Core 108 57% 88.6 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 296 31% 251 Pts	64-Core 324 20% 324 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.4.2 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.8% Average	Lighting 55.9 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 73.7 46% 65.8 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 59 Splatting 55.6 49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDSR1TB 1TB 823 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 639GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 215 12 2.8 1.2 189 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 426 Write 371 Mixed 332 SusWrite 126 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 1.1 38% 11.1 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 17.4 DQ Mixed 1.2 17% 43.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 102%
PNY CS1211 120GB SSD 754D117-551 117 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 68GB free Firmware: CS121101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 305 312 311 250 260 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 350 Write 312 Mixed 285 SusWrite 288 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 49.7 4K Mixed 28.4 94% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 160 134% 192 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4 F3-12800CL9-4 F3-12800CL9-4 F3-12800CL9-4 16GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	40.1% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 14.1 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 11 26% 9.23 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	940x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	855x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 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