Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	17.9% 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	55% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1768 x 992 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '20 at 18:29
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 47.9 2-Core 130 55% 88.7 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 278 31% 246 Pts	64-Core 276 17% 276 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% MSI(1462 3102) CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Lighting 22.2 Reflection 17.3 Parallax 20.4 18% 20 fps	MRender 26 Gravity 23 Splatting 17.3 18% 22.1 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 500G 500GB 12,292 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 124 129 109 118 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	55% Above average	Read 314 Write 275 Mixed 158 SusWrite 133 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 12.3 84% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 167 DQ Mixed 218 164% 222 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 449GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 147 148 149 149 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 143 Mixed 86 SusWrite 148 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 112%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 123GB 2,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 92GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 148 Write 71.3 Mixed 86 117% 102 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.7 175% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 39%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 29GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 14 26 23 5.1 15 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	9.72% Terrible	Read 29.8 Write 11 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 14.8 19% 16.5 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.7 52% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.72% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 4,786 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.3% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 9.3 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 10.4 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 47%

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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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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	943x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	855x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	395x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	280x
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 $269	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 $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 $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