Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	72.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '19 at 16:00
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60% Good	Memory 81 1-Core 69.6 2-Core 122 57% 91 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 268 32% 244 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Zotac(19DA 3527) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.86 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.6% Very good	Lighting 91.2 Reflection 80.8 Parallax 69.5 74% 80.5 fps	MRender 99.1 Gravity 85.6 Splatting 74 69% 86.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,507 Write 2,705 Mixed 2,671 658% 2,961 MB/s	4K Read 234 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 50.2 468% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 192 154% 219 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Kingston SUV300S37A120G 120GB 4,336 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 112GB free Firmware: SAFM12.G SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 86 86 87 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 482 Write 433 Mixed 315 SusWrite 116 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 62.8 4K Mixed 31.2 112% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 152 144% 224 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 567GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 138 139 137 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 144 Write 67.6 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 138 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 920GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 133 132 136 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 135 Write 109 Mixed 77.4 SusWrite 132 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown V02L3L84GB528 4x4GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.2% Average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 16.7 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 52%

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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	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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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 $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