Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17% 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	64.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 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 colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 17:38
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Memory 80.7 1-Core 64 2-Core 113 54% 86 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 204 27% 204 Pts	64-Core 205 13% 205 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650 Ti Boost-$140 15,701 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Zotac(19DA 1281) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Lighting 19.2 Reflection 22.8 Parallax 25.9 16% 22.6 fps	MRender 27.6 Gravity 24.6 Splatting 21 20% 24.4 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 258 56 60 58 51 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 481 Write 384 Mixed 353 SusWrite 137 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 18.8 98% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 1.1 49% 115 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 100%
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 47GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 162 163 163 162 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 246 Write 162 Mixed 156 SusWrite 160 40% 181 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 32.6 4K Mixed 20.9 72% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 74.7 DQ Mixed 65.8 60% 93 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 823GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 195 196 195 197 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 183 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 194 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 2x4GB 26,293 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44% Average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 15.6 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 11.7 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 81%

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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	940x
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	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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

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 $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