Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 45%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	26.8% 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	66.8% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 19:02
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X2 555 4,836 User benchmarks, average bench 45% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	45% Average	Memory 74.4 1-Core 47.1 2-Core 92.9 46% 71.5 Pts	4-Core 94.2 8-Core 90.7 12% 92.4 Pts	64-Core 87.6 5% 87.6 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% XFX(1682 9275) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.2.3 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.8% Poor	Lighting 35.1 Reflection 37.7 Parallax 50.9 29% 41.2 fps	MRender 31.9 Gravity 30.9 Splatting 24.1 23% 29 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 163 163 119 103 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 486 Write 395 Mixed 318 SusWrite 160 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 24.3 4K Mixed 26.2 104% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 46.9 DQ Mixed 70.6 69% 115 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 123%
Seagate 600 480GB-$199 1,254 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 442GB free Firmware: C675 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 167 301 316 317 333 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 481 Write 374 Mixed 335 SusWrite 289 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 21.3 4K Mixed 21.7 77% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 38 DQ Mixed 75.5 74% 123 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 104%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 131 180 172 178 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 180 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 171 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A16 CMZ8GX3M1A160 CMZ16GX3M2A16 CMZ8GX3M1A160 32GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29% Poor	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 11.5 28% 9.93 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 8.1 20% 7.07 GB/s	Latency 91.7 44% 91.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	17"	1280 720	HWP2683 HP L1940T

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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	947x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	858x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	282x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
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 $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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $39	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