Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.7% 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.

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	20130408
Uptime	28.1 Days
Run Date	May 11 '20 at 04:50
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Memory 82.5 1-Core 62.7 2-Core 96.8 53% 80.7 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 191 24% 185 Pts	64-Core 191 12% 191 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Diamond(1092 7970) 3GB CLim: 1125 MHz, MLim: 1575 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.11.3 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.7% Below average	Lighting 42.6 Reflection 29 Parallax 55.7 35% 42.5 fps	MRender 34 Gravity 45.6 Splatting 37 32% 38.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 114 Write 30.5 Mixed 75.3 16% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 11.1 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 5.7 29% 8.53 MB/s	DQ Read 12.1 DQ Write 8.9 DQ Mixed 4.8 5% 8.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 56%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 29GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 62 95 94 94 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 91.3 Write 105 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 87.8 61% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 158% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 72%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 61 70 58 60 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 62.7 Write 62 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 68.2 44% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 55%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 29 Write 20 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 10.8 15% 20.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.6 250% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 93%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 47GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 19 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 28.5 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 18.2 18% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 98%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 9GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 94 92 93 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 90.5 Write 94.8 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 93 121% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 71%
TRUSTED Mass Storage 17.5TB 307 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 13TB free, PID 4d10 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 5.5 7.2 6.7 5.4 5.2 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 26 Write 25.8 Mixed 22.8 SusWrite 6 26% 20.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.1 126% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 20%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 8GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 149 Write 149 Mixed 72 151% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 118% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4 F3-1600C11-4G F3-1600C11-4G F3-10666CL9-4 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 667, 800, 800, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.3% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 14.6 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 12 27% 9.53 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 41%

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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	949x
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 $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	160x

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 $128	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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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