Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.1% 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	92.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '20 at 12:08
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$90 261,607 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 (99^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 92.6 1-Core 70.2 2-Core 130 62% 97.5 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 284 32% 251 Pts	64-Core 282 18% 282 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 61.2 Parallax 82 56% 70.7 fps	MRender 61.8 Gravity 59.6 Splatting 79.8 56% 67 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 361 392 397 319 206 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 375 Mixed 380 SusWrite 335 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 42.3 138% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 222 174% 239 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 123%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 153GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 275 276 278 300 351 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 232 Mixed 296 SusWrite 304 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 43 144% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 180 154% 227 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 118%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 255GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 99 99 99 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 99.2 Write 97.8 Mixed 59 SusWrite 96.4 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 322GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 114 115 113 113 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 113 Write 102 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 113 70% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x2GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.8% Average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 17 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12.4 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 87%

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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	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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	150x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	62x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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