Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 59.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	55.6% 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	150% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141229
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '19 at 05:49
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370E-$471 5,639 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Memory 85.6 1-Core 73 2-Core 127 60% 95.3 Pts	4-Core 187 8-Core 358 32% 273 Pts	64-Core 349 22% 349 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$140 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Lighting 70.1 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 95.8 57% 78.1 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 71.7 Splatting 56.2 52% 65.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 511 521 531 520 529 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 946 Write 673 Mixed 457 SusWrite 510 144% 647 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 57 196% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 497 DQ Write 421 DQ Mixed 455 342% 458 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 292%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 196GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 40 39 35 38 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	25.3% Poor	Read 50.2 Write 69.7 Mixed 30.4 SusWrite 38 34% 47.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 92% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 465GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 79 80 74 82 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 87.9 Write 83.5 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 77 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 75%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 376GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 81 81 82 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 85.3 Write 73.5 Mixed 49.6 SusWrite 80.5 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 121 121 125 125 129 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 104 Write 96.8 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 123 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 18% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 120 124 126 124 123 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 121 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.5 168% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5584-003.A 99U5584-003.A 9905471-006.A 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 800, 800, 800, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 15.1 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.1 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 43%

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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	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 $140Bench 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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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 $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