Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	75.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	98.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	13.3 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 26 '19 at 12:53
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 85.4 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 127 59% 94.1 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 272 31% 243 Pts	64-Core 269 17% 269 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.8% 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: 419.67 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.8% Very good	Lighting 95.4 Reflection 88.2 Parallax 81.8 78% 88.5 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 85.8 Splatting 77.6 72% 90 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 297 313 269 254 310 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 446 Mixed 306 SusWrite 297 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 50.4 165% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 221 158% 207 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 128%
Kingston SUV300S37A120G 120GB 4,336 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 112GB free Firmware: SAFM12.G SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 83 88 86 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 485 Write 431 Mixed 317 SusWrite 112 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 31.7 114% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 151 144% 225 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 665GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 136 138 138 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 135 Write 67.1 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 137 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 882GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 171 170 171 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 113 Write 91.4 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 170 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.3% 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 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.6% Average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 16 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.6% 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%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	939x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	854x
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	157x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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