Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


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 62.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	17.1% 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	69.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141229
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '21 at 11:37
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

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-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	62.6% Good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 72.9 2-Core 133 58% 95.2 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 406 40% 326 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84BE) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Lighting 21.1 Reflection 18.1 Parallax 20.6 17% 19.9 fps	MRender 24.7 Gravity 22.6 Splatting 16.5 17% 21.3 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 281GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 324 285 275 270 268 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 364 Write 324 Mixed 292 SusWrite 288 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 34 111% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 36 DQ Write 89.6 DQ Mixed 49.8 42% 58.5 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 134%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 232GB free Firmware: 3.AAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 93 93 94 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 91.1 Write 89.8 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 92.9 59% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 54%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 82GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 129 Mixed 68.1 74% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 69%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 398 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 13GB free, PID a83a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 10 10 11 10 9.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	9.85% Terrible	Read 27.5 Write 11.9 Mixed 16.2 SusWrite 10.4 20% 16.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.6 98% 2 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 9.85% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ KHX1866C10D3/ 12GB 364 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 933, 933 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 8 24% 8.57 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 8.3 24% 8.4 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27% 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 49: 5R 5G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
49%	25%	77	186	118	60	24.1"	1920 1200	SAM02B6 SyncMaster

History: Score 48: 5R 6G 5B | Score 49: 5R 5G 9B

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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	940x
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	279x
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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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