Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '20 at 13:17
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$125 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 67.1 2-Core 112 56% 88 Pts	4-Core 253 8-Core 402 40% 328 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6253) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Lighting 41.6 Reflection 32.6 Parallax 38.8 34% 37.7 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 40 Splatting 38 32% 38.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 115GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 89 88 101 96 96 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.8% Below average	Read 85.8 Write 69.5 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 94 18% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 46.7 4K Mixed 29.9 66% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 25.6 DQ Write 82.1 DQ Mixed 39 34% 48.9 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 108%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 35GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 403 387 280 145 148 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 496 Write 402 Mixed 325 SusWrite 286 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 42.6 4K Mixed 35.5 94% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 193 152% 210 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 87 87 101 96 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 155 Write 134 Mixed 67 SusWrite 93 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer 8GB 5,405 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 3GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 5.9 5.2 6 6 5.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	5.59% Terrible	Read 22.3 Write 2.5 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 5.7 9% 8.82 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.59% Great: 13%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 25GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 3.6 4 4 3.9 3.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	9.85% Terrible	Read 21.5 Write 14.3 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 4.1 17% 13.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.3 147% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.85% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D18ADS3 Adata DDR3 2133 2OZ BLS4G3D18ADS3 Adata DDR3 2133 2OZ 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 933, 800, 933, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.6% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 15.5 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.7 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 44%

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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	952x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	863x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	399x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	283x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	162x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	142x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	109x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	149x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	62x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16