Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.5% 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	73.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '21 at 22:58
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 66.6 2-Core 135 60% 96.4 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 394 39% 320 Pts	64-Core 367 23% 367 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 68%

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: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.5% Above average	Lighting 63.7 Reflection 60.5 Parallax 87.6 52% 70.6 fps	MRender 63.8 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 46.1 48% 60 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 196 179 181 177 162 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 455 Write 400 Mixed 237 SusWrite 186 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 32.6 119% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 56.5 DQ Mixed 64.5 71% 125 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 371GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 171 170 173 172 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 122 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 169 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GB 4,102 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	46.9% Average	MC Read 19 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 17.2 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.3 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 51%

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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	952x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	863x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	399x

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	162x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	142x
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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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