Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	49.5% 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	32.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '21 at 16:25
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Memory 77.8 1-Core 67.6 2-Core 109 54% 84.8 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 277 27% 224 Pts	64-Core 330 20% 330 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.5% Average	Lighting 60.3 Reflection 72.1 Parallax 63.5 49% 65.3 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 60.7 Splatting 56.4 50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 51 55 53 52 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 334 Write 87.7 Mixed 131 SusWrite 55 33% 152 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 10.6 48% 19.5 MB/s	DQ Read 17.2 DQ Write 63.5 DQ Mixed 9.7 16% 30.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 251GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 183 184 184 180 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 168 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 180 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 88%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124 3,178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: MEAOAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 115 109 66 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 105 Write 85.6 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 93.1 63% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 66%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 510GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 52 56 54 57 50 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 90.7 Write 92.7 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 56.7 55% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600 8G 2x8GB 173 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	42.6% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 14.6 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11.1 26% 9.17 GB/s	Latency 84.7 47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 60%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	947x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	858x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	282x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	149x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	62x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16