Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	43.1% 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	35.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '21 at 13:53
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370E-$471 5,639 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Memory 82.8 1-Core 73.8 2-Core 127 59% 94.6 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 347 34% 277 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 22D4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1290 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.1% Average	Lighting 52.1 Reflection 60.2 Parallax 78.6 42% 63.6 fps	MRender 60.4 Gravity 61.8 Splatting 44.4 44% 55.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 83 72 94 95 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 393 Write 273 Mixed 274 SusWrite 99 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 40.9 4K Mixed 1.1 43% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 13.7 DQ Write 79.8 DQ Mixed 12.7 20% 35.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 86%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 100GB free Firmware: NY11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 72 73 74 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 78.6 Write 12.3 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 73.1 38% 51.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 60%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 380GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 76 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 97.9 Write 70.2 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 75.3 97% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 111% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-025.A 2x4GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	46.3% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 16 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.8 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 48%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 32: 3R 4G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
32%	27%	44	302	228	60	23"	1920 1080	GSM57EE M2380A

History: Score 28: 3R 2G 7B | Score 32: 3R 4G 5B

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

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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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