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 (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '19 at 21:03
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 133 60% 97.3 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 291 32% 254 Pts	64-Core 292 18% 292 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.5% 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% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 303 Write 361 Mixed 278 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 51 4K Mixed 36.7 119% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 36.3 DQ Write 71.6 DQ Mixed 45.7 37% 51.2 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Adata SP600 64GB 663 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 43GB free Firmware: 3.04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 85 92 92 92 92 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	38.2% Below average	Read 230 Write 90.1 Mixed 109 SusWrite 89 29% 130 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 16.6 70% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 11.9 DQ Write 88.7 DQ Mixed 18.6 24% 39.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 86%
Maxtor 6V200E0 204GB 1,578 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 15GB free Firmware: VA111630 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 47 48 48 48 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 61.4 Write 58.7 Mixed 37.4 SusWrite 47.5 38% 51.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.3 129% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 37%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 320GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 47 48 48 48 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 140 Write 130 Mixed 77 SusWrite 47.8 73% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion 500GB 5,329 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 42GB free Firmware: 0637 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 56 56 58 59 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 24.5 Write 55.1 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 56.2 31% 42.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 83% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.2% 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 (70^th percentile)	45.7% Average	MC Read 19 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 16.5 46% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.8 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 49%

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

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	944x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	855x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	280x
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 $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	62x

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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16