Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.7% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '20 at 19:30
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 49.7 2-Core 132 53% 87.6 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 389 40% 320 Pts	64-Core 407 25% 407 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Asus(1043 046A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.8.3 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 60.8 Reflection 49.4 Parallax 70.2 50% 60.1 fps	MRender 50.7 Gravity 53.5 Splatting 64.8 47% 56.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3181 Write 2,615 Mixed 2,679 629% 2,825 MB/s	4K Read 176 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 111 469% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 439 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 377 281% 376 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD WD10JUCT-63J6SY0 1TB 3,317 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 681GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 104 104 101 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 99.9 Write 104 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 103 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMV4GX3M1A133 CMZ8GX3M2A160 CMZ8GX3M2A160 CMZ8GX3M2A160 16GB 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.6% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 14.6 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.8 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns

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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 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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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Value: 80% - Very good

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