Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.9% 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	42.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '19 at 19:38
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X3 720 2,612 User benchmarks, average bench 48% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Memory 82.1 1-Core 47.1 2-Core 94.1 49% 74.4 Pts	4-Core 141 8-Core 125 18% 133 Pts	64-Core 135 8% 135 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650 Ti Boost-$140 15,701 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Zotac(19DA 1281) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Lighting 20.6 Reflection 18.9 Parallax 24.9 17% 21.5 fps	MRender 27 Gravity 24.8 Splatting 22.6 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 141 131 133 137 140 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 251 Write 166 Mixed 160 SusWrite 134 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 27.4 4K Mixed 19.3 64% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 66.6 DQ Mixed 62.6 56% 86.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 417GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 38 38 40 40 39 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 60% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix DMT325U6BFR8C HMT125U6TFR8C Nanya NT2GC64B8HC0N HMT125U6TFR8C 8GB 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.5% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 12.7 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 9.1 21% 7.33 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

Battle cruiser

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	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 $15	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