Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 51.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	45.2% 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	38% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '20 at 10:03
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way below expectations (17^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 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Memory 69.2 1-Core 53.3 2-Core 96 46% 72.8 Pts	4-Core 186 8-Core 329 31% 257 Pts	64-Core 322 20% 322 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.7.2 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.2% Average	Lighting 55.6 Reflection 60.3 Parallax 68.5 45% 61.4 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 55.6 Splatting 49.9 45% 55.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 99 38 2.6 88 3.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	38% Below average	Read 396 Write 330 Mixed 284 SusWrite 78.1 61% 272 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 23.3 4K Mixed 11 48% 16.1 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 35.9 DQ Mixed 36.1 36% 59 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 55%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 19GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 65 67 64 65 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 77.2 Write 71.3 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 65.2 56% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 76%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 83GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 65 66 64 65 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 82.2 Write 76.8 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 64.8 57% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 85%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 227GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 111 110 115 130 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 130 Write 120 Mixed 82 SusWrite 114 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 25GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 53 52 53 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 54.9 Write 29.5 Mixed 43.9 SusWrite 53 34% 45.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 60%
WD Purple Surveillance 1TB (2017)-$45 9,464 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 159GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 97 96 96 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 91.8 Write 95.3 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 95.6 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Micron 8G1333CL9 16GB 800, 667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.8% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 15.1 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 8.4 21% 7.23 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns

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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	940x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	854x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	395x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	279x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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