Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 53.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	39.3% 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	35.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	20.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '24 at 04:06
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Memory 76.5 1-Core 59.5 2-Core 106 51% 80.8 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 181 24% 180 Pts	64-Core 176 11% 176 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP 26,532 User benchmarks, average bench 41% AMD(1002 0B31) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1284 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.20.27.09 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.3% Below average	Lighting 46.3 Reflection 59.9 Parallax 69.2 38% 58.5 fps	MRender 59.3 Gravity 55.6 Splatting 44.2 42% 53 fps
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 48%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Biwin SS 120GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: v1.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 62 59 60 52 47 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 304 Write 72.5 Mixed 103 SusWrite 59.3 29% 135 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 40.3 4K Mixed 19.9 53% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 30.6 DQ Write 61.5 DQ Mixed 29.9 27% 40.7 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 71%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 118 115 117 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 118 Write 110 Mixed 66.6 SusWrite 116 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3 Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A TEAMGROUP-UD3 Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A 24GB 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.4% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 15.2 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 10 25% 8.7 GB/s	Latency 95.3 42% 95.3 ns

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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	64	52	60	27"	1280 720	AUS27EA VG27VQM

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	61x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	18x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	18x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $74Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	63x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	33x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16