Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141229
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '20 at 15:22
Run Duration	324 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 80.9 1-Core 53.9 2-Core 104 51% 79.7 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 287 30% 243 Pts	64-Core 301 19% 301 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 63%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB-$90 2,663 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 662GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 291 Write 31.5 Mixed 189 37% 170 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 14.7 4K Mixed 11.4 52% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 0.2 45% 112 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC25 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 198 Write 154 Mixed 85.5 108% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
Asmedia ASM1053E 3TB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 184 Write 134 Mixed 80.5 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 700GB free Firmware: CC37 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 105 Write 100 Mixed 60 66% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 167% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 68%
Asmedia ASM1053E 320GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 261GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 73.7 Write 38.2 Mixed 40 38% 50.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 58%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB 8,379 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 561GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 87.7 Write 37.5 Mixed 39 60% 54.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 45%
WDC WD30 EZRZ-00WN9B0 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 115 Write 106 Mixed 63.7 116% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 102% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 58%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00SPEB0 3TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 3TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 114 Write 103 Mixed 61.2 113% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 109% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 51%
SAMSUNG HD203WI 2TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 87.7 Write 38.5 Mixed 39.5 61% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 46%
WDC WD10 EARS-00Y5B1 1TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 183GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 66.5 Write 65.3 Mixed 57.2 80% 63 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 76% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6DFR8A 4x8GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.8% Average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 16.6 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 12 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 111%

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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	855x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 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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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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