Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	26.6% 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	34.3% 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 (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141229
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '23 at 17:56
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Memory 79.8 1-Core 63.4 2-Core 109 53% 84.2 Pts	4-Core 189 8-Core 220 27% 204 Pts	64-Core 243 15% 243 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 860C) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Lighting 33.7 Reflection 33.9 Parallax 32.4 28% 33.3 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 33.9 Splatting 23.4 25% 31.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot P210 256GB 5,446 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: U0506A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 21 33 67 24 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 458 Write 347 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 47.8 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 13.6 4K Mixed 0.8 42% 12.3 MB/s	DQ Read 65.7 DQ Write 16 DQ Mixed 0.8 11% 27.5 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 100%
Seagate ST3160811AS 160GB-$45 4,832 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 126GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 45 45 47 47 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 104 Write 26.1 Mixed 42.1 SusWrite 45.8 40% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 40%
WD Black 2.5" 250GB (2010)-$50 8,525 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 122GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 77 81 77 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 76.7 Write 77.5 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 78.7 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4 KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1600C9D3/4 KHX1600C10D3/ 16GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.5% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 13.8 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 11 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 56%

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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	68	57	75	19"	1280 720	GSM4B85 L1942

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	944x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	855x
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 $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	62x

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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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16