Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.2% 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	40.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '20 at 23:33
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th 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 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 73.4 2-Core 140 60% 98.9 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 421 41% 339 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Lighting 68.3 Reflection 65.7 Parallax 81.9 56% 72 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 69.9 Splatting 55 52% 64 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 29 9 90 57 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 394 Write 241 Mixed 250 SusWrite 70.3 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 31.7 4K Mixed 10 55% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 109 DQ Write 65.9 DQ Mixed 39.5 42% 71.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 21GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 162 139 138 161 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 120 Write 86 Mixed 70 SusWrite 153 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 112%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 83GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 91.7 Write 96 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 93.4 60% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 101GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 109 106 107 108 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 104 Write 101 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 107 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML8GX3M2A160 CMZ4GX3M1A160 CML8GX3M2A160 CMZ4GX3M1A160 16GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 14.4 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.5 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 50%

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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%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	951x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	861x
FX-8320AMD $75Bench 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	140x
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 $170	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16