Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.5% 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	49.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121023
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 29 '23 at 13:34
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (47^th 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 83.4 1-Core 74.6 2-Core 153 62% 104 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 424 43% 346 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.5% 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 (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.5% Above average	Lighting 62.5 Reflection 65 Parallax 85.5 51% 71 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 71.3 Splatting 48.8 50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.5% 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: 63 77 85 86 54 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 396 Write 110 Mixed 160 SusWrite 70.2 40% 184 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 61.7 4K Mixed 15.9 90% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 28.1 DQ Write 82.8 DQ Mixed 18.3 25% 43.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 65%
Hitachi HDS721025CLA382 250GB-$20 5,436 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 95GB free Firmware: JP1OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 86 86 89 84 61 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 100 Write 93 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 80.8 60% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 75%
Seagate Expansion 512GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 49GB free, PID 2312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 178 102 32 24 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	131% Outstanding	Read 230 Write 225 Mixed 188 SusWrite 91.5 241% 184 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 24.3 4K Mixed 8.4 1,159% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 18.5 DQ Write 35 DQ Mixed 9.5 1,582% 21 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 131% 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 (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.7% Average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 18 52% 18 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 14.3 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 97%

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

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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 $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	61x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	33x

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 $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	63x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	33x

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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16