Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	56.9% 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	71.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '23 at 21:55
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 81.7 1-Core 60.8 2-Core 116 54% 86.1 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 290 30% 243 Pts	64-Core 293 18% 293 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$80 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% XFX(1682 9587) CLim: 1580 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.7.1 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.9% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 97 58% 79.3 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 82.7 Splatting 53.4 54% 68.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 186 87 88 89 88 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 426 Write 420 Mixed 354 SusWrite 135 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 67.1 4K Mixed 35.9 125% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 146 116% 164 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 893GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 163 162 161 164 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 161 Mixed 141 SusWrite 163 119% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 4x4GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	46.7% Average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 15.9 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.3 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 67: 0P 5R 10G 12B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
67%	56%	48	404	338	144	24"	1920 1080	ACI24A4 VG248

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	951x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	861x
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	140x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	109x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	149x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	62x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16