Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 56.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	51.4% 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	43.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). 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	17.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	18.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '22 at 21:11
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$125 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Memory 75.9 1-Core 61.2 2-Core 120 53% 85.6 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 305 31% 251 Pts	64-Core 341 21% 341 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 8C95) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.4% Above average	Lighting 62.6 Reflection 62.8 Parallax 60.2 51% 61.9 fps	MRender 64.7 Gravity 66 Splatting 60.9 52% 63.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 116 16 28 124 15 MB/s Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.9% Average	Read 184 Write 92.5 Mixed 201 SusWrite 74.5 31% 138 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 36.4 4K Mixed 21.1 74% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 120 112% 175 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 344GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 124 125 124 125 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 98.2 Write 104 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 122 73% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 604GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 159 159 159 158 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 178 Mixed 91.4 SusWrite 154 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1866C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ 24GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 933, 800, 933, 800 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	41.9% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 14.6 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 12.2 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 88.6 45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 68%

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

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	952x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	863x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	399x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	283x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	162x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	142x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	109x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	150x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	62x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16