Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	22.2% 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	57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '20 at 00:17
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 68.7 2-Core 119 59% 92.9 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 282 30% 240 Pts	64-Core 276 17% 276 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 2981) 3GB CLim: 1415 MHz, MLim: 1702 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 442.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22.2% Poor	Lighting 5.5 Reflection 65.9 Parallax 78.1 4% 49.8 fps	MRender 79.4 Gravity 72.5 Splatting 59.8 57% 70.6 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 178 185 185 185 185 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	57% Above average	Read 326 Write 358 Mixed 249 SusWrite 180 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 29.5 97% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 29 DQ Write 84.3 DQ Mixed 40.3 36% 51.2 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 846GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 178 185 185 185 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 188 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 181 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GB 4,102 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	48.6% Average	MC Read 21 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 17.5 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.7 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 51%

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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	947x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	856x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	282x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
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	62x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16