Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	40.2% 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	44.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121023
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '20 at 03:10
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Memory 78.8 1-Core 64.2 2-Core 118 54% 87.1 Pts	4-Core 169 8-Core 262 26% 215 Pts	64-Core 227 14% 227 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120 20,573 User benchmarks, average bench 38% Asus(1043 04F3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.8.3 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Lighting 52 Reflection 51.1 Parallax 64.3 42% 55.8 fps	MRender 50.7 Gravity 48 Splatting 36.4 36% 45 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 134 97 71 95 62 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.8% Average	Read 256 Write 154 Mixed 170 SusWrite 123 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 20.6 84% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 24.2 DQ Write 45 DQ Mixed 28.2 23% 32.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 87%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 15GB free Firmware: 505ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 72 72 71 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 319 Write 79.2 Mixed 115 SusWrite 72.6 32% 147 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 28.4 113% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 30.6 DQ Write 75.6 DQ Mixed 35.2 32% 47.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 69%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 151 Write 129 Mixed 106 SusWrite 2 72% 97 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 85%
Wd2502abys-23b7a0 39M4511 42C0463IBM 250GB 472 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 130GB free Firmware: 02.03B07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 72 72 71 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 87 Write 80.9 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 72.6 56% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	43% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 15.3 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 13.2 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	61x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	18x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	18x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	63x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	33x

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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