Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 52.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	50.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX (all builds)
Memory	16 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170713
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '23 at 02:17
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 below expectations (29^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Memory 83.2 1-Core 49.1 2-Core 89.6 49% 74 Pts	4-Core 128 8-Core 169 19% 149 Pts	64-Core 178 11% 178 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.4% Above average	Lighting 64.7 Reflection 73.5 Parallax 56.8 53% 65 fps	MRender 54.7 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 54.6 46% 56.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS1OA7C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 110 119 109 121 120 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 167 Write 109 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 115 76% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 103%
Philips USB Flash Drive 32GB 390 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 29GB free, PID 4300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 25 Mixed 5.7 13% 15.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 7%
WD My Book 1230 2TB 4,878 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 833GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 109 108 110 106 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 102 Write 105 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 108 129% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 59%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 12GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 4.6 3.9 4.8 4.5 4.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 303 Write 3.5 Mixed 6 SusWrite 4.5 55% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Mixed 0 125% 11.2 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 17%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 4.6 4.7 4.3 4.8 4.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 204 Write 6.2 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 4.6 41% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Mixed 0 118% 10.6 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4 KHX1866C10D3/ KHX1600C9D3/4 KHX1866C10D3/ 24GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 667, 933, 667, 933 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	40.6% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 14.7 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 10.9 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 74.8 53% 74.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 53%

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Gaming 20%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 16%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	156x
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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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $249

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $28	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