Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	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 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.4% 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	62.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141031
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '19 at 03:28
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 72.7 2-Core 136 61% 98.8 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 306 35% 274 Pts	64-Core 278 17% 278 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 2370) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.4% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 69 Parallax 61 52% 64.5 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 56.3 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO2 120GB-$70 304 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: 604A SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 99 113 112 103 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 350 Write 136 Mixed 181 SusWrite 106 43% 193 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 32.3 123% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 81.8 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 83.6 67% 92.2 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 75%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 394GB free Firmware: MS2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 146 142 146 147 148 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 150 Write 121 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 142 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 107%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 501GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 92 93 95 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 112 Write 109 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 93.6 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 691GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 166 162 167 167 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 155 Mixed 128 SusWrite 165 112% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 109%
390 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 0GB free, PID 0165 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 16.8 Write 6.8 Mixed 1.8 8% 8.47 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR3 1866 4x4GB 420 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.3% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 14.8 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 4.7 SC Write 5.2 SC Mixed 10.5 19% 6.8 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 90%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

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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