Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 60.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.4% 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	37.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	16.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '23 at 20:35
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th 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 (78^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 58.7 2-Core 112 54% 85.1 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 302 31% 250 Pts	64-Core 296 18% 296 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B37) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.8.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.4% Poor	Lighting 30.7 Reflection 49.9 Parallax 49.5 25% 43.4 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 31.3 Splatting 36 29% 35.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2. SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 152 78 64 65 51 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 429 Write 169 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 98.6 41% 190 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 10.7 44% 12.2 MB/s	DQ Read 33 DQ Write 14.2 DQ Mixed 12.4 12% 19.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 56%
Ct500mx5 0 500GB 2,476 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 39GB free Firmware: M3CR SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 361 376 368 399 399 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 395 Mixed 365 SusWrite 378 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 66.4 4K Mixed 41.2 134% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 216 167% 228 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 135GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 136 147 167 169 157 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 143 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 152 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 114%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 4GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID a815 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.6 7 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	4.78% Terrible	Read 16.4 Write 0.7 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 6.7 7% 7 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.78% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 2,734 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	46.3% Average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 16.7 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 11.6 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 97%

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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	69	57	60	27.9"	2560 1440	AOC2879 U2879G6

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	944x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	856x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	280x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
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 $79Bench 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	62x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16