Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.85% 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	22.5% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '23 at 14:33
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	55%

PC Performing way below expectations (14^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 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	57.8% Above average	Memory 83.3 1-Core 62.3 2-Core 113 55% 86.1 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 296 29% 236 Pts	64-Core 307 19% 307 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7750 22,655 User benchmarks, average bench 8% MSI(1462 2794) 2GB CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	6.85% Terrible	Lighting 8.3 Reflection 12.1 Parallax 13.4 7% 11.3 fps	MRender 7.4 Gravity 9.5 Splatting 8.7 7% 8.53 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.85% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 41 33 37 42 24 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	22.5% Poor	Read 184 Write 152 Mixed 124 SusWrite 44.3 28% 126 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 23.6 4K Mixed 0.3 40% 14 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 77.9 DQ Mixed 31.8 27% 36.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 88%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$69 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 404GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 45 37 37 43 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 89.1 Write 77.8 Mixed 46.4 SusWrite 46.5 48% 64.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 61%
Seagate Expansion HDD 4TB 558 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	8.81% Terrible	Read 22.3 Write 23.1 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 7.7 14% 19 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.7 178% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 8.81% Great: 89%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 901GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 30 32 35 27 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 89.8 Write 46.9 Mixed 48.6 SusWrite 34.1 41% 54.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 59%
Toshiba MQ04ABB400 4TB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 8 8 8 8.1 8.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 80%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 1.5TB free, PID ce23 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 49.7 Write 25.1 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 7.6 31% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.8 44% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 19%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 446GB free, PID ce23 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 49.9 Write 25.2 Mixed 24.1 SusWrite 7.7 31% 26.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.7 41% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B1G73QH0- M378B1G73QH0- M378B1G73QH0- CT102464BA160 32GB 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.9% Average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 16.3 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 12.3 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns

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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	21	1	60	23"	1280 720	PHLC0D0 PHL 233V5

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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	949x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	860x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	398x

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	160x

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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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