Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 26% Raft


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 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 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.5% 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	48.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '21 at 00:52
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

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-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 66.3 2-Core 114 58% 90 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 254 30% 230 Pts	64-Core 253 16% 253 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.9% 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 above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Lighting 65.5 Reflection 70 Parallax 63 53% 66.2 fps	MRender 68.7 Gravity 64.6 Splatting 55.4 51% 62.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 38 38 38 39 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 401 Write 127 Mixed 180 SusWrite 48.1 41% 189 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 30.2 4K Mixed 21.2 71% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 88 87% 143 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 77%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 46GB free Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 98 61 63 62 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	38.7% Below average	Read 203 Write 151 Mixed 170 SusWrite 104 35% 157 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 28.3 4K Mixed 19 74% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 26.4 DQ Write 52.5 DQ Mixed 24.8 23% 34.6 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 87%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 114GB free Firmware: 01.00A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 84 83 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 77.3 Write 73.2 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 83.1 52% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 84% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 54%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 143GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 111 111 113 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 134 Write 126 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 111 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 109%
FUJITSU HandyDrive500 500GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 157GB free, PID 11bc Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 24 23 26 26 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 26.4 Write 25.5 Mixed 22.9 SusWrite 24.9 34% 24.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 93% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A16 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.4% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 9.2 28% 9.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 9.2 25% 8.67 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 46%

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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	9	6	60	21.5"	1280 720	BNQ7842 BenQ G2420HDB

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	951x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	861x
FX-8320AMD $75Bench 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	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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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