Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	46.9% 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	43.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '24 at 20:02
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	BIH-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	59% Above average	Memory 83 1-Core 58 2-Core 110 53% 83.6 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 294 30% 243 Pts	64-Core 302 19% 302 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.9% Average	Lighting 56.6 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 60 46% 62 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 58.4 Splatting 54.4 48% 60 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG5000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 4.1 36 4.2 67 4 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 430 Write 360 Mixed 298 SusWrite 36.7 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 30.5 4K Mixed 17.4 67% 22.2 MB/s	DQ Read 109 DQ Write 64.1 DQ Mixed 44.2 44% 72.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 61%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 13,327 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 137 130 137 138 137 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 25% Great: 102%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 412GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 118 123 121 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 61.7 Write 91.3 Mixed 55 SusWrite 121 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 162% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BA160 16GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.2% Poor	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 8.7 27% 9.47 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 8.7 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 50%

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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	69	57	60	21.5"	1280 720	SAM0B6B T22D390

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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	397x

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	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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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