Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.2% 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)
Boot Drive	70% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 days ago, 10 days ago, 10 days ago, 7 days ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '23 at 04:56
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$220 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 81.6 1-Core 62.4 2-Core 113 54% 85.7 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 300 31% 248 Pts	64-Core 311 19% 311 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Zotac(19DA 1385) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.2% Below average	Lighting 42.8 Reflection 61.4 Parallax 38.9 35% 47.7 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 39.2 Splatting 34.1 30% 36.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$15 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 95 65 82 82 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	70% Very good	Read 449 Write 294 Mixed 321 SusWrite 95.4 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 63.9 4K Mixed 29.3 117% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 176 149% 217 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$20 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 105GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 90 90 90 91 89 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 102 Write 104 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 89 64% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.1 181% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 4,786 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	44.7% Average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 11.3 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	214	55	60	32"	1296 759	MST0030 MStar Demo

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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	830x
FX-6300AMD $71Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	741x
FX-8320AMD $116Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	351x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $146Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	243x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	154x
RX 580AMD $185Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	131x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	118x
A400 480GBKingston $24Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	89x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $40Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	70x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	141x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	63x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	59x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $442

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Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $780	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $51

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16