Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45% 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	25% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121023
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 26 '23 at 23:28
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 70 2-Core 142 59% 98.2 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 408 38% 316 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX590 GME 1,573 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Asus(1043 05A1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1420 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.5.1 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45% Average	Lighting 53.4 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 77.9 44% 65.4 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 64 Splatting 49 48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 64GB-$92 7,336 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 60 58 57 59 61 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	25% Poor	Read 272 Write 63.2 Mixed 104 SusWrite 58.3 27% 124 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 5.4 37% 9.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 65%
Hitachi HDS721025CLA382 250GB-$20 5,436 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 95GB free Firmware: JP1OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 62 59 57 60 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 96 Write 93 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 59.4 56% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 75%
Seagate Expansion 512GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 49GB free, PID 2312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 214 88 40 30 29 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	127% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 187 Mixed 175 SusWrite 98 219% 167 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 23.8 4K Mixed 8.4 1,139% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 19 DQ Write 34.4 DQ Mixed 9.7 1,570% 21 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 161%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48% Average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 17.8 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 13.5 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 97%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $127Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	61x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	47x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	18x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	18x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $80Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	64x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	60x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	33x

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