Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 60.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.02% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	60.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141031
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '22 at 11:10
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (50^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-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 65.4 2-Core 116 57% 89.3 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 239 28% 216 Pts	64-Core 186 12% 186 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 250 25,802 User benchmarks, average bench 8% MSI(1462 3011) 2GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	8.02% Terrible	Lighting 10.2 Reflection 10.9 Parallax 14.8 8% 12 fps	MRender 7.7 Gravity 11.3 Splatting 8.4 7% 9.13 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.02% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70 6,931 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 151 114 114 117 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 437 Write 181 Mixed 231 SusWrite 132 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 51.4 4K Mixed 25.8 94% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 48.9 63% 111 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 89%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 106GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 132 148 149 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 166 Write 145 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 133 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 103%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 176GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 29.9 Write 28.4 Mixed 27.1 SusWrite 28.6 39% 28.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 51%
USB DISK 3.0 16GB 2,714 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 14GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 10 9.6 10 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	8.32% Terrible	Read 29.7 Write 25.1 Mixed 14 SusWrite 10.6 25% 19.9 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 28% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.32% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 2x4GB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	41.1% Average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 13.6 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 9.9 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 49%

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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	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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Total price: $366

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $26	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16