Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.05% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141229
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '21 at 21:21
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Memory 83.6 1-Core 57.4 2-Core 86.7 51% 75.9 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 167 23% 171 Pts	64-Core 170 10% 170 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 051D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1246 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	2.05% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 0.6 Parallax 1.3 0% 0.67 fps	MRender 18.8 Gravity 0.2 Splatting 4.5 6% 7.83 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 2.05% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 155 227 181 157 251 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.6% Below average	Read 186 Write 157 Mixed 145 SusWrite 198 39% 171 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 29.6 4K Mixed 14.7 62% 20.9 MB/s	DQ Read 18 DQ Write 34.8 DQ Mixed 19.8 17% 24.2 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 91%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 107GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 69 75 56 24 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 18.7 Write 19.7 Mixed 15 SusWrite 53.5 20% 26.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 36% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT51264BD160B 2x4GB 732 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.8% Poor	MC Read 10 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 9.1 27% 9.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 8.3 21% 7.5 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 47%

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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%

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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	944x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	855x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	280x
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 $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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