Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.19% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	40.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	9GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 9GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 9 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120709
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '21 at 20:36
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Memory 75.3 1-Core 47.5 2-Core 95.1 47% 72.6 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 184 24% 180 Pts	64-Core 186 12% 186 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 8A9F) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	5.19% Terrible	Lighting 6.4 Reflection 4.9 Parallax 7.9 5% 6.4 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 7.3 Splatting 7.1 5% 6.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.19% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 53 2.6 7.7 29 43 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 416 Write 55.2 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 33.2 30% 140 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 23.7 4K Mixed 15.6 62% 19.5 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 27.1 DQ Mixed 33.9 35% 58.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 55%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 73GB free Firmware: 03.00C06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 67 66 67 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 66.9 Write 61.3 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 65.9 46% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 457GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 124 126 125 126 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 133 Write 118 Mixed 66.6 SusWrite 124 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 112%
SAMSUNG HD502HJ 500GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 83GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 30 Write 30.1 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 29.2 40% 29.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 135% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 24%
ASMT 2115 1TB 4,577 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 706GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 28.8 Write 28.7 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 28.6 38% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 167%
Specific STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 1,268 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 4GB free, PID 0918 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 29.3 Mixed 6.3 15% 17.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Mixed 0 35% 3.15 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 9GB 4,068 User benchmarks, average bench 38% null MHz 4096, 1024, 2048, 2048 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.6% Poor	MC Read 11 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 9.5 27% 9.33 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 7.5 20% 6.83 GB/s	Latency 89.8 44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.6% 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 33: 3R 5G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
33%	16%	69	130	95	60	23.5"	1536 864	HSD2E41

History: Score 13: 1R 1G 5B | Score 33: 3R 5G 3B

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	61x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	18x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	18x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $74Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	63x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	33x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16