Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX (all builds)
Memory	18 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170713
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '22 at 04:30
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	EUR-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^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 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 80.3 1-Core 55.5 2-Core 112 52% 82.5 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 222 26% 202 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Device(4D50 4449) ≥ 4GB; Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 172 Parallax 168 124% 164 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 136 Splatting 124 118% 147 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 136%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF22 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 388 Write 311 Mixed 274 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 30.6 4K Mixed 12.9 52% 18.8 MB/s	DQ Read 28.7 DQ Write 55.9 DQ Mixed 32 27% 38.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 56%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 104GB free Firmware: GR2O Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 74.7 Write 73.7 Mixed 29.2 43% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 58%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 55GB free Firmware: SDM1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 71.8 Write 64.8 Mixed 49.1 46% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.4 125% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 95%
79 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 303GB free Firmware: 0101 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 26.4 Write 27 Mixed 24.9 20% 26.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 203% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 106%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$100 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 82.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 113 Write 112 Mixed 83.4 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 88%
292 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 587GB free Firmware: 0101 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 56.5 Write 18.9 Mixed 22 24% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.4 90% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 106%
Seagate BUP Portable 4TB 5,255 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1707 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 18.7 Write 25.5 Mixed 26.9 18% 23.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 CT2K102464BD1 CMZ8GX3M2A160 CT2K102464BD1 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.4% Below average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 14.2 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 10.6 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 42%

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

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	155x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	134x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	29x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	76x
Radeon RX 560-BAMDBench 20%, 49,289 samples	29x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	23x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	13x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	17x
EWB4GB681PAE- 2x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 340 samples	15x
1866 CL10 Ser 2x8GBUnknownBench 46%, 679 samples	13x

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Total price: $249

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