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 (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 59.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	51.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141229
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '21 at 14:02
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 645 5,346 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.65 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Memory 83.6 1-Core 53.3 2-Core 107 52% 81.4 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 214 28% 213 Pts	64-Core 215 13% 215 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS90 0 120GB SSD 423 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS90 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 49 40 180 23 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 285 Write 265 Mixed 229 SusWrite 91.4 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 42.4 4K Mixed 22.3 84% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 151 126% 180 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 86%
Seagate ST1000DM 010-2EP102 1TB 10,780 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 587GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 131 133 130 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 155 Write 147 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 131 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X2G1600C8D 3x2GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3 of 4 slots used 6GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.3% Below average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 14.3 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 9.6 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	855x
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 $75Bench 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 $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16