Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	46.6% 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	41.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '20 at 07:33
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 67.3 2-Core 137 59% 96.1 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 314 35% 275 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3679) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.6% Average	Lighting 56.2 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 57.9 46% 60.3 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 55.2 Splatting 53.3 48% 59.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PA128HMCD-010 128GB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: AXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 63 56 66 39 47 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 256 Write 241 Mixed 185 SusWrite 73.8 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 17.7 76% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 50.4 DQ Mixed 22.3 34% 65.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 141 Write 134 Mixed 74.2 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 42GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 105 97 63 108 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 81.8 Write 82.8 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 96.3 54% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 67%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: MN6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 135 135 128 80 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 145 Write 142 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 125 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend JM1333KLN-4G Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A186 Kingston 99U5403-048.A Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A186 16GB 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.5% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 12.4 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 11.2 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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 $179	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