Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	46.6% 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	66.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130123
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '21 at 19:54
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core-$40 5,908 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 50 2-Core 123 53% 85.7 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 287 31% 248 Pts	64-Core 288 18% 288 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E353) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1284 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.2.1 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	46.6% Average	Lighting 58.7 Reflection 56.2 Parallax 88 48% 67.6 fps	MRender 60.7 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 44.9 44% 55.3 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Geil ZEN ITH S3-120GB 120GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 133 132 132 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 398 Write 111 Mixed 158 SusWrite 132 44% 200 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 64.7 4K Mixed 30.1 118% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 148 111% 149 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 69%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 22GB free Firmware: 5.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 129 155 132 112 100 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 435 Write 154 Mixed 218 SusWrite 124 51% 233 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 32.3 126% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 116 100% 149 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 83%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 263GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 432 434 439 441 442 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 445 Mixed 386 SusWrite 436 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 50 163% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 212 158% 210 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 134%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 212GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 108 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 122 Write 137 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 108 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.3 230% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 1,091 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 19.1 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12.6 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 51%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	61x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	18x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	18x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $74Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	63x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	33x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16