Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 52.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.8% 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	29.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '23 at 20:55
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core-$150 8,564 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Memory 77.2 1-Core 61.5 2-Core 108 52% 82.1 Pts	4-Core 167 8-Core 175 23% 171 Pts	64-Core 173 11% 173 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Zotac(19DA 1454) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.8% Poor	Lighting 36.1 Reflection 40.2 Parallax 37.5 29% 37.9 fps	MRender 37.7 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 27.3 28% 34.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 250GB SSD 2,686 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900615 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 63 63 63 63 62 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	29.6% Poor	Read 196 Write 108 Mixed 110 SusWrite 61.9 26% 119 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 22.4 4K Mixed 13 57% 18.1 MB/s	DQ Read 15.5 DQ Write 22.1 DQ Mixed 17.9 14% 18.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 105%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 221GB free Firmware: GG2OACY0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 79 80 80 80 79 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 73.7 Write 68 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 78.2 46% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 58%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 177GB free Firmware: GG2OACY0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 63 63 63 63 62 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 80.7 Write 72.7 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 62 45% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX8GX3M2A133 CMX4GX3M1A133 CMX8GX3M2A133 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.1% Below average	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 11.9 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 10.7 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 85.4 47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 69%

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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	214	59	60	24"	1280 720	PHLC0C5 PHL 246V5

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	951x
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 $120Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	161x

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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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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