Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.1% 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)
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '22 at 00:33
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 80.2 1-Core 69.4 2-Core 133 58% 94.2 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 411 38% 320 Pts	64-Core 408 25% 408 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% PowerColor(148C 3000) 3GB CLim: 960 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.1% Below average	Lighting 41.2 Reflection 35.3 Parallax 48.5 34% 41.7 fps	MRender 27.9 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 21.5 23% 29.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 90 86 58 82 133 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 48GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 42 45 48 45 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	20% Poor	Read 24.5 Write 72.2 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 44.9 35% 46.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 87%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 6GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 51 54 60 55 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 54.4 Write 55.4 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 54.2 38% 51 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 55%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 49GB free Firmware: 50.0AB50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 65 62 64 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 68.5 Write 72.7 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 64.5 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 59%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 9GB free Firmware: 0909 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 30 Write 27.7 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 29 20% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 103%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 13GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 102 104 104 94 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 208 Write 165 Mixed 79.6 SusWrite 108 176% 140 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 0.8 430% 6.77 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 11.6 DQ Mixed 0.9 427% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 107%
Seagate Expansion 5TB 118 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 47GB free, PID 231a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 62 60 64 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 45.2 Write 77.8 Mixed 49 SusWrite 61 83% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 173% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 58%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 2GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 23 19 22 23 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 27.8 Write 27.3 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 22.3 31% 23.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 26% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 1,926 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	43.7% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 15.3 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.6 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 53%

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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	939x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	853x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	394x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	279x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	180x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	157x

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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $185	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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