Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	19.9% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '21 at 17:15
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 76.9 1-Core 72.8 2-Core 129 57% 92.8 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 317 34% 273 Pts	64-Core 292 18% 292 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760 (192-bit) 10,656 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B 6265) 1.5GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Lighting 22 Reflection 26 Parallax 31.3 18% 26.4 fps	MRender 34 Gravity 29.2 Splatting 25.3 24% 29.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 22%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 732GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 51 108 149 157 150 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 169 Write 162 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 119 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Ser 2x8GB 290 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	43.5% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 16 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 11.4 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 54%

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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%

Surfboard

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	854x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16