Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	46.3% 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	43.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '19 at 12:45
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67% Good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 73 2-Core 127 61% 96.4 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 431 41% 338 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.3% Average	Lighting 56.5 Reflection 63.8 Parallax 79.6 46% 66.6 fps	MRender 64.4 Gravity 56.1 Splatting 52.9 47% 57.8 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 75 53 53 57 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 364 Write 316 Mixed 224 SusWrite 80.8 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 22.1 4K Mixed 20.4 71% 21.5 MB/s	DQ Read 27.9 DQ Write 57.3 DQ Mixed 32.2 27% 39.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 82%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2012)-$79 15,506 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 285GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 56 53 51 53 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 70.3 Write 51.1 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 52.3 39% 53 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 63%
Seagate ST3500830AS 500GB-$145 6,517 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 466GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 69 75 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 75 Write 38.3 Mixed 46.6 SusWrite 73 43% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 44%
Seagate M3 Portable 1TB 5,295 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 468GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 94 89 98 99 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 61.1 Write 81.6 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 95.3 59% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 76% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 65%
ASMT 2115 60GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 55GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 60 61 56 61 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 171 Write 64.3 Mixed 85 SusWrite 60.1 112% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 13.1 4K Write 12.8 4K Mixed 11.8 885% 12.6 MB/s	DQ Read 15.6 DQ Write 26.8 DQ Mixed 17.4 1,561% 19.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 147%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 791GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 27 25 28 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 28.8 Write 24 Mixed 12.8 SusWrite 27 30% 23.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 35% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3 2x8GB 704 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	47.6% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 17 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12.3 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 49%

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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	947x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	858x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	282x
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	149x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	62x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16