Gigabyte GA-965P-S3

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 51.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	22.8% 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)
Boot Drive	63.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090625
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '20 at 03:46
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700-$44 6,294 User benchmarks, average bench 44% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Memory 75.3 1-Core 40.7 2-Core 80.8 44% 65.6 Pts	4-Core 159 8-Core 160 21% 160 Pts	64-Core 158 10% 158 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 50%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3763) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22.8% Poor	Lighting 23.3 Reflection 28.5 Parallax 34.2 19% 28.7 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 38.1 Splatting 35.8 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 359GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 162 207 217 218 218 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63.4% Good	Read 226 Write 219 Mixed 210 SusWrite 196 48% 213 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 51.7 4K Mixed 39.2 127% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 41.2 DQ Write 79.4 DQ Mixed 54.3 43% 58.3 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 129%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 573GB free Firmware: SD35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 70 70 71 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 85.5 Write 96.1 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 68.9 55% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	19.2% Very poor	MC Read 6.9 MC Write 6 MC Mixed 4.4 16% 5.77 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 5.8 17% 6.1 GB/s	Latency 89.8 45% 89.8 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 45%

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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 4%

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Desktop 39%

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Workstation 4%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-965P-S3

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	8x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	4x
Core2 Duo E7500Intel $109Bench 39%, 39,897 samples	4x

GPU
GeForce GT 220NvidiaBench 2%, 19,671 samples	4x
GTX 460Nvidia $203Bench 12%, 31,648 samples	4x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	3x

SSD
Force LE200 SSD 120GBCorsairBench 64%, 5,441 samples	4x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	3x
Burst Elite 120GBPatriotBench 67%, 2,148 samples	3x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	16x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	12x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	3x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $100

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16