Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26% 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	64.1% 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.

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

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 15 '19 at 19:48
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 (99^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 63.7 2-Core 108 57% 87.8 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 268 31% 242 Pts	64-Core 265 16% 265 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Nvidia(10DE 1402) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26% Poor	Lighting 32.2 Reflection 30.9 Parallax 31.2 26% 31.4 fps	MRender 35.3 Gravity 29.5 Splatting 29.5 26% 31.4 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 227 98 98 98 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 310 Write 320 Mixed 284 SusWrite 157 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 59.3 4K Mixed 38.2 125% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 39.8 DQ Write 93.4 DQ Mixed 51.4 44% 61.5 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 886GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 87.8 Write 80 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 89.8 62% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 67%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 289GB free Firmware: JP2OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 122 123 123 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 109 Write 100 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 123 68% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GB 4,102 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	47.6% Average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 17.2 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.8 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 51%

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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	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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Total price: $366

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 $184	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