Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.1% 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	22.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141229
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '19 at 21:05
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 71.2 2-Core 139 62% 99.7 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 294 34% 266 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 68.2 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 62.4 56% 66.5 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 67 Splatting 71.2 57% 69.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 38 48 22 35 51 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	22.6% Poor	Read 168 Write 28.8 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 35.9 16% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 12 4K Mixed 9.7 43% 12.6 MB/s	DQ Read 21.5 DQ Write 13.4 DQ Mixed 15.3 12% 16.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 102%
Team T2535T240G 240GB 3,019 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 109GB free Firmware: R0412A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 48 53 56 56 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 486 Write 402 Mixed 395 SusWrite 65 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 17.9 4K Mixed 8.5 68% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 1.3 55% 129 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 93%
Crucial MTFDDAV256TBN-1AR15ABHA 256GB 4,569 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 57GB free Firmware: HPC0T12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 421 263 156 154 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 454 Write 447 Mixed 387 SusWrite 257 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 35.3 124% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 259 188% 243 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 438GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 147 147 148 148 146 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 138 Write 139 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 147 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 109%
Mass Storage Device 1GB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID 125d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	3.5% Terrible	Read 10.5 Write 5 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 5.7 8% 6.43 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.5% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6AFR8A HMT351U6CFR8C RMR5040ED58E9 16GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 800, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	42.6% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 14.6 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.9 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 48%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

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 $75Bench 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 $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16