Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


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 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	14.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	70.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '20 at 20:19
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 85.2 1-Core 76 2-Core 127 60% 96 Pts	4-Core 230 8-Core 437 40% 333 Pts	64-Core 429 26% 429 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 85F5) 2GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Lighting 18.2 Reflection 18.7 Parallax 18.9 15% 18.6 fps	MRender 16 Gravity 19.4 Splatting 17.5 14% 17.6 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 368GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 344 355 354 355 349 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 440 Write 278 Mixed 264 SusWrite 339 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 20.6 4K Mixed 20.5 84% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 38.1 DQ Mixed 75 74% 124 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 129%
Seagate ST1000NM0011 1TB 6,787 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 365GB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 137 141 141 141 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 142 Write 133 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 137 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 57GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 152 156 157 157 158 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 156 Write 132 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 153 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 112%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 128GB 3,370 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 78GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 29.1 Write 15.3 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 15.5 25% 19.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 58% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 117%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 3GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.9 5.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	6.74% Terrible	Read 20.6 Write 10.8 Mixed 9 SusWrite 5.5 14% 11.5 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 62% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.74% Great: 17%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 8GB 6,342 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 6GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 3.8 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.5 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	9.62% Terrible	Read 28.4 Write 12.2 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 4.3 15% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.3 99% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.62% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.1% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 16.5 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.8 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 115%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

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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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