Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.1% 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	38.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	16.2 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '23 at 14:03
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Memory 80.3 1-Core 65 2-Core 115 54% 86.7 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 313 32% 255 Pts	64-Core 330 20% 330 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 380X 90 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Sapphire(174B E308) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.1% Below average	Lighting 43 Reflection 46.3 Parallax 54.8 35% 48 fps	MRender 45.4 Gravity 43.4 Splatting 32.7 32% 40.5 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 38%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3H01103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 104 112 84 62 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 363 Write 256 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 79.2 41% 187 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 8.1 60% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 23.5 DQ Write 64.3 DQ Mixed 8.9 17% 32.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 219GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 105 112 84 62 60 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 127 Write 122 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 80.3 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C CT25664BD160B HMT351U6EFR8C CT25664BD160B 20GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.1% Average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 15.1 46% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12.1 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 45%

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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	70	59	60	21.5"	1920 1057	PHLC0B1 Philips 226V4

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	947x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	858x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	282x
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 $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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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16