Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 57.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	67.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 07:16
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Memory 77.2 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 132 57% 93.2 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 271 31% 244 Pts	64-Core 282 18% 282 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 267 104 105 40 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 421 Write 211 Mixed 309 SusWrite 114 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 31.1 122% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 79 DQ Mixed 11.8 44% 101 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 91%
WD Purple Surveillance 3TB (2017)-$81 3,058 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 130 129 134 131 134 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 111 Write 96.8 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 130 65% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 92% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ 20GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.3% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 13.8 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 11.6 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 85.9 47% 85.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 91%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 17: 2R 1G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
17%	10%	67	47	35	75	0"	1920 1080

History: Score 11: 1R 1G 3B | Score 17: 2R 1G 4B

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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