Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.6% 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	59.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '20 at 12:40
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	GBR-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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 125 58% 92.9 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 287 32% 251 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7790 8,590 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2931) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.3.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Lighting 25.9 Reflection 29 Parallax 30.5 21% 28.4 fps	MRender 26.7 Gravity 24.1 Splatting 31.1 23% 27.3 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 21%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 146 152 155 156 155 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 235 Write 362 Mixed 253 SusWrite 174 58% 256 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 51.1 4K Mixed 36.6 118% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 35.6 DQ Write 71.8 DQ Mixed 45.2 37% 50.9 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10- F3-12800CL9-4 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 667, 800 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.1% Poor	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 7.3 24% 8.27 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 7.8 21% 7.23 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 43%

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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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Typical GA-970A-DS3 Builds (Compare 351 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	61x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	18x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	18x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	63x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	33x

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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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