Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	53.9% 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	55.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '23 at 02:25
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing way below expectations (17^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Memory 67.2 1-Core 69.6 2-Core 125 52% 87.3 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 334 36% 289 Pts	64-Core 335 21% 335 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.9% Above average	Lighting 66.3 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 63.6 54% 66.2 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 66.5 Splatting 63.6 54% 65.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 96 100 87 103 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 469 Write 107 Mixed 122 SusWrite 101 44% 200 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 37.6 4K Mixed 20.6 73% 25.2 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 99.6 DQ Mixed 2.7 49% 121 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 129%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 24GB free Firmware: CS900208 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 145 54 195 20 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 351 Write 341 Mixed 308 SusWrite 104 62% 276 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 17.7 69% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 128 117% 176 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 91%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 179GB free Firmware: V0915A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 231 346 356 367 365 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 478 Write 382 Mixed 376 SusWrite 318 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 18.7 74% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 43.5 78% 152 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 102%
HGST HTS 545050A7E380 500GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 263GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 24 24 25 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	8.67% Terrible	Read 23.3 Write 23.4 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 23.1 32% 23 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.4 18% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 8.67% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Ser 1866 CL10 Ser Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48% Average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 10.4 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 48%

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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	71	59	60	84.6"	1280 720	SAM0DF3 SAMSUNG

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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	953x
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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