Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 56.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	50.9% 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	52.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '22 at 18:02
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	74%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Memory 79.3 1-Core 53.7 2-Core 111 51% 81.2 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 218 27% 204 Pts	64-Core 225 14% 225 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 62.7 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 62.1 51% 64.7 fps	MRender 67.5 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 56 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 240GB 5,968 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: U1224A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 209 201 248 249 278 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 347 Write 315 Mixed 310 SusWrite 230 68% 300 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 29.2 4K Mixed 17.8 72% 23.1 MB/s	DQ Read 29.1 DQ Write 78.1 DQ Mixed 27.5 28% 44.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 90%
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 0GB free Firmware: MU03 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 271 Write 120 Mixed 142 39% 178 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 16.6 4K Mixed 11.8 40% 13 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 72.8 DQ Mixed 114 86% 119 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 77%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 95GB free Firmware: 01.00A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 37 79 82 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 74.5 Write 74.4 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 68.1 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 78% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 54%
FUJITSU HandyDrive500 500GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 152GB free, PID 11bc Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 23 24 24 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 51.3 Write 24.4 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 23 36% 30 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.6 28% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A16 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	44.5% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 16.4 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 10.4 26% 9 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 46%

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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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Total price: $366

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Intel Core i5-12600K $159	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