Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.2% 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	80.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '19 at 12:08
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 71.6 2-Core 143 63% 102 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 403 41% 330 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 3690) 2GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.2% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 44.3 Parallax 39.5 37% 43.1 fps	MRender 39.8 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 35.9 31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500480G 480GB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 215GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 235 157 208 163 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 428 Write 373 Mixed 308 SusWrite 196 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 38.5 139% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 140 118% 168 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 843GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 126 124 126 127 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 187 Write 72.8 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 122 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 239GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 126 124 126 127 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 119 Write 116 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 122 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 88%
ST500LM0 12 HN-M500MBB 500GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 277GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 31 31 31 31 31 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 31 Write 30.8 Mixed 28 SusWrite 30.8 41% 30.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 4,786 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	46.3% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 14.3 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.9 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 47%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	947x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	858x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	282x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	149x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	62x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16