Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.4% 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	35.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 30 '17 at 15:55
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 945 12,746 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	54.9% Above average	Memory 84.2 1-Core 44.5 2-Core 87.8 48% 72.2 Pts	4-Core 149 8-Core 163 21% 156 Pts	64-Core 175 11% 175 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% PNY(196E 0995) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 368.39 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Lighting 24.5 Reflection 23.2 Parallax 32.6 20% 26.8 fps	MRender 32.7 Gravity 22.4 Splatting 24.3 21% 26.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blaze 60GB-$62 661 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1875 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1681 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 15 (AD) Unknown 100 100 28901395 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 49 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 464830	35.7% Below average	Read 263 Write 60.4 Mixed 48.6 27% 124 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 4.03 68% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 77.7 DQ Write 48.1 DQ Mixed 1.12 18% 42.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 62%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 348GB free Firmware: CV26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 109 99 22602568 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3846 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 85153172 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3813 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2632 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 25770197001 (BD) vendor-specific 84 84 16 (BE) vendor-specific 71 64 488374301 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1374 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3860 (C2) HDA temperature 29 40 60129542173 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	61.4% Good	Read 128 Write 86.3 Mixed 101 79% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 0.54 4K Mixed 0.31 78% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 119%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 111GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 239491209 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10452 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 63393930 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 10876 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4619 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 16 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 53 555548701 (C2) HDA temperature 29 47 60129542173 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 42 33 239491209 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 8 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 123415885272889 (F1) Unknown 100 253 105891897 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3856536141	56.7% Above average	Read 98.4 Write 99 Mixed 101 75% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.67 140% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 58%
SDHC Card 32GB 13,791 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 4GB free, PID null Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 22.2 Write 9.84 Mixed 20.3 21% 17.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.42 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.14 79% 2.09 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 10,715 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 933 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.9% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 12.3 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 8.9 21% 7.27 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 54%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	943x
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	280x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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