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Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics76.2% 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 Drive100% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 30 '19 at 16:11
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 39%
Watch Gameplay: 1660-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
62.4% Good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 73.6
2-Core 136
61% 98.6 Pts
4-Core 210
8-Core 291
32% 251 Pts
64-Core 293
18% 293 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑
This bench: 62.4%
 Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Zotac(19DA 3527) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.2% Very good
Lighting 96.4
Reflection 89.5
Parallax 88.8
79% 91.6 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 86.3
Splatting 75.2
72% 89.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑
This bench: 76.2%
 Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 308 258 296 318 264 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 374
Mixed 427
SusWrite 290
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 74
4K Mixed 50.9
166% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 200
158% 222 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑
This bench: 100%
 Great: 128%
Kingston SUV300S37A120G 120GB
100GB free
Firmware: SAFM12.G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 84 87 86 87 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 483
Write 433
Mixed 317
SusWrite 112
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 62
4K Mixed 31.5
112% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 153
145% 227 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑
This bench: 72.6%
 Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
669GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 139 138 138 137 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 145
Write 69.6
Mixed 69.1
SusWrite 138
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑
This bench: 81%
 Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
868GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 121 121 120 121 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 122
Write 98.9
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 120
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 69.4%
 Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown V02L3L84GB528 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
48.1% Average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 17.6
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 12.8
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 48.1%
 Great: 52%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,174 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples940x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples854x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples395x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples279x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples180x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples158x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples140x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples109x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples86x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples61x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $366
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