Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	25.5% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 19:14
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 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 above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 91 1-Core 71.4 2-Core 132 62% 98.2 Pts	4-Core 261 8-Core 383 40% 322 Pts	64-Core 389 24% 389 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.5% Poor	Lighting 28.5 Reflection 37 Parallax 30.3 23% 31.9 fps	MRender 40.5 Gravity 39 Splatting 31.7 30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$54 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 252GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC67 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 89.4 Write 84.4 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 33.1 47% 64.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 58%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 466GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 72 81 81 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 78.4 Write 81.1 Mixed 56.6 SusWrite 78.7 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400C10 Serie 2x4GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	50.6% Above average	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 16.2 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 13.2 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 56%

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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	9	7	60	18.5"	1280 720	SAM0457 SyncMaster

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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	944x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	856x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	280x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
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 $79Bench 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	62x

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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16