Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.9% 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	48.7% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 10 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '23 at 21:54
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 89.1 1-Core 67.5 2-Core 118 58% 91.5 Pts	4-Core 186 8-Core 248 28% 217 Pts	64-Core 259 16% 259 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 254C) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Lighting 44.1 Reflection 36.5 Parallax 55.9 36% 45.5 fps	MRender 29 Gravity 39.2 Splatting 22.5 24% 30.2 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 32%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT2000BX500SSD1 2TB 12,882 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 51 298 319 329 331 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 316 Write 290 Mixed 246 SusWrite 224 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 50.2 4K Mixed 14.4 72% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 22.8 DQ Write 18.9 DQ Mixed 0.5 6% 14.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial ST102464BA133 1x8GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 8.4 26% 8.93 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 8.7 25% 8.73 GB/s	Latency 68.3 58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 29%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	952x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	863x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	399x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	283x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	162x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	142x
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	150x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	62x

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