Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	26.4% 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	59.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '21 at 20:25
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Memory 79.8 1-Core 48.2 2-Core 90.9 48% 73 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 183 24% 180 Pts	64-Core 198 12% 198 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2740) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.4% Poor	Lighting 34.1 Reflection 36.8 Parallax 44.4 28% 38.4 fps	MRender 30.3 Gravity 32.6 Splatting 25.4 24% 29.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS350 512GB 5,144 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN07181 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 323 316 328 329 322 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 249 Write 316 Mixed 277 SusWrite 320 66% 291 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 25.1 92% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 24.8 DQ Write 57.9 DQ Mixed 29.3 26% 37.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 107%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 832GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 192 191 192 191 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 83.2 Mixed 58.6 SusWrite 190 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.7 459% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%
USB 2.0 Flash Drive 1GB 1GB free, PID 102e Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	3.15% Terrible	Read 11.9 Write 2.7 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 3.7 6% 5.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.87 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 4,425 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.8% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 7.2 MC Mixed 12.5 32% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 8.8 21% 7.3 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 50%

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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%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	943x
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	280x
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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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16