Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 54.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	9.9% 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	36.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '24 at 20:59
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Memory 83.5 1-Core 41.8 2-Core 84.7 47% 70 Pts	4-Core 145 8-Core 184 21% 165 Pts	64-Core 187 12% 187 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	9.9% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 37.5 Parallax 62 0% 33.2 fps	MRender 32.8 Gravity 51 Splatting 25.7 29% 36.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 9.9% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Geil Z3_512GB 512GB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 3.1 26 47 50 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 318 Write 283 Mixed 245 SusWrite 30.9 49% 219 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 36.4 4K Mixed 15.5 66% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 20.7 DQ Write 70.4 DQ Mixed 0.5 13% 30.5 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 101%
WD WD6400AAVS-00G9B1 640GB 3,696 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 219GB free Firmware: 05.04E05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 68.5 Write 56.8 Mixed 41.3 41% 55.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 48%
TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 1TB 2,045 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 248GB free, PID 0901 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 144 Write 148 Mixed 20.8 122% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 37% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB 7,567 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	45% Average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 16.4 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 10.8 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 80.6 50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45% 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%	6	200	54	60	23.5"	1280 720	PHLC0D1 PHL 243V5

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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	952x
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 $76Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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