Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.2% 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	18.2% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '19 at 23:45
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 67.6 2-Core 124 58% 92 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 273 30% 236 Pts	64-Core 248 15% 248 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Zotac(19DA 1454) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.2% Below average	Lighting 37.1 Reflection 30.2 Parallax 36.2 30% 34.5 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 37.6 Splatting 35.9 30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 32 41 24 23 23 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.2% Very poor	Read 186 Write 75.2 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 31.5 17% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 9 28% 8.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 56%
Samsung MZ7PA128HMCD-010 128GB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 27GB free Firmware: AXM08L1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 47 55 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	20% Poor	Read 85 Write 76.7 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 42.2 15% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 25.2 4K Mixed 10.9 42% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 11.3 DQ Write 42.2 DQ Mixed 15 15% 22.8 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 51%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 369GB free Firmware: JE4OA50A SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 49 49 48 48 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 77.5 Write 64.7 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 48.2 42% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 53%
Toshiba MK4055GSX 400GB 584 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 163GB free Firmware: FG011M SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 49 49 48 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 49 Write 49 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 48.1 34% 45.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 4,751 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.2% Poor	MC Read 10 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 8.7 27% 9.47 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 8.6 22% 7.87 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 53%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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 $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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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