Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.3% 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	89.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	7.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '21 at 19:09
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59% Above average	Memory 83.3 1-Core 68.9 2-Core 123 57% 91.7 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 201 27% 202 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Lighting 64.8 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 65.4 53% 67.6 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 57.1 51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 54%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: S190802a SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 396 412 415 389 340 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 476 Write 323 Mixed 426 SusWrite 370 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 34.7 122% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 245 180% 237 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ KHX1866C10D3/ 12GB 364 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 933, 933 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 13.5 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.7 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 39.1% 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	52"	1280 720	SZM0308 DSGi TV

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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	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

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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