Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 50%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	52% 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)
Boot Drive	62.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '21 at 10:04
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175 23,835 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	50% Average	Memory 73.1 1-Core 41.5 2-Core 80.1 43% 64.9 Pts	4-Core 152 8-Core 188 22% 170 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.1.1 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52% Above average	Lighting 66.1 Reflection 58.6 Parallax 98 54% 74.2 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 47.1 48% 60.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$90 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 442GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 262 292 297 304 282 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 389 Write 346 Mixed 314 SusWrite 278 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 28.4 4K Mixed 22.5 76% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 91.1 DQ Mixed 133 102% 142 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 105%
USB 3.0 2TB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 761GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 124 130 135 137 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 143 Write 133 Mixed 94.1 SusWrite 127 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 189 186 189 198 188 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 125 Write 112 Mixed 68.4 SusWrite 186 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 86% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 106%
USB 3.0 1TB 599 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 591GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 125 131 136 137 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	56% Above average	Read 67.7 Write 112 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 127 73% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 100%
ASMT 2115 2TB 1,348 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free, PID 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 114 122 120 122 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 82.8 Write 136 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 117 123% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.7 248% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 111%
4 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 1TB free, PID a001 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 112 116 120 122 118 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.4% Average	Read 140 Write 102 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 114 137% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 30% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 226%
6 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 25GB free, PID a001 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 29 26 26 25 27 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	27% Poor	Read 94.2 Write 89.4 Mixed 52.4 SusWrite 27.7 84% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 72%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 43GB free, PID 331a SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 39.6 Write 30 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 29.7 39% 30 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 37% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 1,520 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 933 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.9% Poor	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 6.4 MC Mixed 11.6 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 5.6 SC Mixed 7.9 19% 6.67 GB/s	Latency 94.4 42% 94.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 110%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	949x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	860x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	398x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	283x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	160x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	140x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	109x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	149x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	62x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16