Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above 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	73.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (12%). 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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '22 at 16:18
Run Duration	339 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$55 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	61% Good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 72.1 2-Core 124 58% 92.7 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 292 32% 256 Pts	64-Core 289 18% 289 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.4% Poor	Lighting 32.7 Reflection 28.2 Parallax 35.4 27% 32.1 fps	MRender 34.7 Gravity 36 Splatting 26.1 26% 32.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 130 130 111 101 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 480 Write 151 Mixed 139 SusWrite 127 49% 224 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 31.5 124% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 99.4 DQ Mixed 7.9 52% 126 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 128%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 211GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 49 53 50 51 51 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 420 Write 272 Mixed 315 SusWrite 77.4 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 25.3 108% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 159 140% 208 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 163 169 169 162 162 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 79.1 Write 137 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 162 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 231% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 90%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 113 Write 75.2 Mixed 85.2 68% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 10GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 175 177 176 177 177 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 113 Write 64.7 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 175 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 101%
WD WD10 1EDAZ-11Y7KA0 10TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 69GB free Firmware: 81.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 84 85 85 86 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	76.3% Very good	Read 180 Write 192 Mixed 98.6 SusWrite 84.4 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.2 315% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4GB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 76.2 Write 103 Mixed 55 58% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.5 158% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 604GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 86 85 84 85 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 116 Write 82.5 Mixed 63.1 SusWrite 84 64% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 9GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 85 85 85 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 101 Write 58.1 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 84.4 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 14GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 83 83 84 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 182 Write 141 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 83.1 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 114%
ASMT 2115 500GB 2,879 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 136GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 221 220 223 227 229 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 223 Write 201 Mixed 211 SusWrite 220 291% 214 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 24.2 4K Mixed 21.2 1,612% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 21.9 DQ Write 32.2 DQ Mixed 25.8 2,054% 26.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 166%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB 267 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	45% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 15.7 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 13.7 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 86%

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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	951x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	861x
FX-8320AMD $75Bench 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	140x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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