Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (4th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 96 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	35.1% 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)
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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	May 04 '20 at 01:07
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Memory 77.4 1-Core 55.2 2-Core 86.2 48% 72.9 Pts	4-Core 78.7 8-Core 84.5 11% 81.6 Pts	64-Core 83.4 5% 83.4 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 3FDA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.1% Below average	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 112 Parallax 132 0% 81.3 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 118 Splatting 101 103% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 112%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 321 Write 283 Mixed 167 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 59.9 4K Mixed 31.8 115% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 123 129% 212 MB/s
Poor: 69% Great: 115%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 154GB free Firmware: GM4OA52A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,992 Write 25 Mixed 51.5 495% 690 MB/s	4K Read 202 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 1.8 8,641% 68.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 51%
WD Blue 750GB (2008)-$72 4,659 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 160GB free Firmware: 30.04G30 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,895 Write 24 Mixed 39.8 468% 653 MB/s	4K Read 198 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.6 8,453% 66.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-028.A Hynix HMT351U7CFR8C 99U5471-028.A Hynix HMT351U7CFR8C 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.1% Below average	MC Read 11.9 MC Write 7.2 MC Mixed 10.7 28% 9.93 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 10.5 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 85.6 47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 45%

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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%

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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	860x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	398x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	283x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
RX 580AMD $120Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	161x

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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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) $39	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