Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	68.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	4320 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '17 at 11:10
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4350-$45 11,995 User benchmarks, average bench 57% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 93.1 1-Core 77.2 2-Core 141 64% 104 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 235 31% 235 Pts	64-Core 234 14% 234 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 64%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900106 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1092 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 425 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 78 78 201 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1245221 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 193 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 98 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2621	68.6% Good	Read 415 Write 421 Mixed 276 82% 371 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 63.8 4K Mixed 6.66 86% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 31.8 DQ Write 76.2 DQ Mixed 9.01 20% 39 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 342GB free Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 143905477 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1597 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 81705214 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6360 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1477 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 24 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 53 471531548 (C2) HDA temperature 28 47 60129542172 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 33 19 143905477 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -57277683849236 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1396619545 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2108883447	65.5% Good	Read 123 Write 105 Mixed 107 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.45 107% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 88%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$31 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 333GB free Firmware: SC13 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 153256327 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 37 37 65535 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 61 (07) Seek error rate 89 60 881266949 (09) Power-on hours count 51 51 42958 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 271 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 51 454754331 (C2) HDA temperature 27 49 64424509467 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 48 24 153256327 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	54.1% Above average	Read 94.2 Write 94.3 Mixed 85 68% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.37 91% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 60%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$31 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 316GB free Firmware: SC13 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 120559798 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 4072 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 212548758 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 12785 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 553 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 85 17180131380 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 52 454754331 (C2) HDA temperature 27 48 38654705691 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 57 32 120559798 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 172 338	53.1% Above average	Read 91.7 Write 93.3 Mixed 89.9 69% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.34 87% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$25 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 298GB free Firmware: CC37 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 221290770 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 271 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 38548890 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 14979 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 120 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 85 85 15 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 2 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 64 488374301 (C2) HDA temperature 29 40 77309411357 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 35 16 221290770 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 139590732102587 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2040578175 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1623310736	64.3% Good	Read 116 Write 108 Mixed 98.6 81% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.51 120% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4 Corsair CML8GX3M2A160 F3-12800CL9-4 Corsair CML8GX3M2A160 16GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 800, 667, 800, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	49.9% Average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 18.3 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 14.1 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 51%

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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	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 $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 $174	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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