Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	21.6% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	1.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '21 at 22:24
Run Duration	344 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	38.7% Below average	Memory 55.6 1-Core 57.6 2-Core 109 44% 74.1 Pts	4-Core 134 8-Core 96.8 16% 116 Pts	64-Core 132 8% 132 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 945 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.1 Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	21.6% Poor	Lighting 27.4 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 36.6 22% 31.6 fps	MRender 26.3 Gravity 27.2 Splatting 21.7 20% 25.1 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 294 Write 315 Mixed 219 62% 276 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 39.4 4K Mixed 22.7 79% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 53.9 75% 139 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 564GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 163 164 161 163 162 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 150 Write 175 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 161 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 112%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 1GB 685 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 4.9 4.9 5 5 4.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	3.84% Terrible	Read 15.2 Write 4.7 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 4.9 8% 7.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 9% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.84% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ4GX3M2A160 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ CMZ4GX3M2A160 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ 12GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	13.9% Very poor	MC Read 5.2 MC Write 4.5 MC Mixed 4.3 13% 4.67 GB/s	SC Read 2.3 SC Write 3 SC Mixed 2.9 8% 2.73 GB/s	Latency 141 28% 141 ns
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 42%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 48: 4R 7G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
48%	17%	104	119	48	60	23.5"	1920 1080	AOC2470 2470W

History: Score 7: 0R 2G 1B | Score 25: 3R 1G 7B | Score 25: 3R 3G 1B | Score 33: 3R 2G 12B | Score 48: 4R 7G 7B

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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	940x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	855x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 i5-13600K $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