Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.34% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	34% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '24 at 00:42
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (45^th 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 90 1-Core 66.8 2-Core 122 59% 92.9 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 352 35% 284 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 250 25,802 User benchmarks, average bench 8% XFX(1682 7250) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	7.34% Terrible	Lighting 9.3 Reflection 10 Parallax 13.7 8% 11 fps	MRender 6.8 Gravity 10.6 Splatting 7.9 7% 8.43 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.34% Great: 9%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$15 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 56 55 56 58 57 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34% Below average	Read 194 Write 159 Mixed 154 SusWrite 74.6 32% 145 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 26.8 4K Mixed 17.2 65% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 26.4 DQ Write 53 DQ Mixed 26.4 24% 35.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2x4GB 1,044 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	41.2% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 13.6 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.1 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 52%

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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	53	25	60	27"	1920 1027	ACR03DC Acer K272HL

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Gaming 22%

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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	949x
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 $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	160x

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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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