Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.5% 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)
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '19 at 13:20
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 67.5 2-Core 156 63% 105 Pts	4-Core 291 8-Core 465 46% 378 Pts	64-Core 444 28% 444 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.5% Above average	Lighting 70.9 Reflection 74.1 Parallax 62.5 58% 69.2 fps	MRender 63 Gravity 65.6 Splatting 68.3 54% 65.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 62%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,262 Write 37 Mixed 67.3 164% 789 MB/s	4K Read 84.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 4.4 135% 30.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 222GB free Firmware: CC46 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,222 Write 32.2 Mixed 62.3 554% 772 MB/s	4K Read 77.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.2 3,506% 27 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML8GX3M1A160 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 800, 933 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	49.9% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 17.6 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 13 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	940x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	854x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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