Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.5% 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	57.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '21 at 01:05
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	62% Good	Memory 87.1 1-Core 59 2-Core 123 56% 89.8 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 277 30% 241 Pts	64-Core 276 17% 276 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% PwrHis(1787 5000) 3GB CLim: 960 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.5% Poor	Lighting 37.7 Reflection 32.3 Parallax 48.4 31% 39.5 fps	MRender 28.7 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 22.8 24% 30.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 95 93 98 98 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 342 Write 145 Mixed 320 SusWrite 96.8 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 36.2 109% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 41.8 DQ Write 86 DQ Mixed 54.1 44% 60.6 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 128%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 119GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 318 345 348 347 341 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 346 Write 355 Mixed 226 SusWrite 336 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 29.9 104% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 28.7 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 39.1 38% 57.2 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 104%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 225GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 96 95 99 99 100 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 122 Write 100 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 96.2 73% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609ES 2x4GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	46.8% Average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 17.3 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 10.7 25% 8.67 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 29: 3R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
29%	11%	101	129	24	144	27"	1920 1080	MSI3FA6 MSI MAG271C

History: Score 14: 0R 4G 2B | Score 29: 3R 3G 5B

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	947x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	859x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	397x

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	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

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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