Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.6% 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	44% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '21 at 15:40
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Memory 73.2 1-Core 63.7 2-Core 110 51% 82.2 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 252 30% 229 Pts	64-Core 263 16% 263 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Lighting 65.1 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 63.4 53% 66.4 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 57 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 60 52 54 48 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	44% Average	Read 395 Write 128 Mixed 184 SusWrite 59.1 42% 191 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 23.5 4K Mixed 18.1 62% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 77 DQ Mixed 79.2 69% 106 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 77%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 46GB free Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 104 61 60 60 62 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.8% Below average	Read 189 Write 149 Mixed 165 SusWrite 102 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 25.5 4K Mixed 15.1 68% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 22.8 DQ Write 48.6 DQ Mixed 26.9 23% 32.8 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 87%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 117GB free Firmware: 01.00A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 81 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 77.7 Write 71 Mixed 54.6 SusWrite 81.6 52% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 78% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 54%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 148GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 142 141 143 146 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 162 Write 146 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 142 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 109%
FUJITSU HandyDrive500 500GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 157GB free, PID 11bc Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 18 22 20 23 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 25.7 Write 24.6 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 21.7 32% 23.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 93% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS CT102464BD160 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.5% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 16 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.2 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 94.1 42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 45%

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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	21.5"	1280 720	BNQ7842 BenQ G2420HDB

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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	943x
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	280x
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 $269	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 $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