Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.16% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	59.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '23 at 13:24
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 93.5 1-Core 66.4 2-Core 104 58% 87.9 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 367 36% 296 Pts	64-Core 346 21% 346 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 8A9F) 2GB CLim: 1006 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	7.16% Terrible	Lighting 8.9 Reflection 9 Parallax 10.9 7% 9.6 fps	MRender 10.9 Gravity 8.1 Splatting 7.2 7% 8.73 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.16% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280-240GB 240GB 2,188 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0414B SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 218 134 78 75 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 358 Write 308 Mixed 290 SusWrite 136 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 32.6 108% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 29.3 DQ Write 89.4 DQ Mixed 42 37% 53.6 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 100%
Team T253X6001T 1TB 2,856 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 421GB free Firmware: U0729A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 265 278 246 246 276 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 404 Write 338 Mixed 345 SusWrite 262 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 17.7 91% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 29.9 DQ Write 86.9 DQ Mixed 21.2 27% 46 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 102%
Team T253X6001T 1TB 2,856 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 695GB free Firmware: U0729A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 281 294 300 308 309 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 374 Write 326 Mixed 328 SusWrite 296 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 15.3 80% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 24 DQ Write 85.2 DQ Mixed 18.3 25% 42.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 102%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 22 50 58 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 164 Write 56.3 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 31.8 64% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1 285% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 105%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 79 82 81 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 80.9 123% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 59%
WD easystore 264D 14TB 1,761 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 5TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 143 145 145 147 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 173 Write 154 Mixed 125 SusWrite 144 199% 149 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 2.2 398% 5.5 MB/s	DQ Read 2.5 DQ Write 9.3 DQ Mixed 2.3 404% 4.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB 7,567 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	49% Average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 15.5 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 12.2 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 50%

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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	22	1	60	22"	1680 1050	SAM037C SyncMaster

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	940x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	854x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	395x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	279x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	180x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	159x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	140x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	109x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	61x

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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 $178	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