Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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	4.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '18 at 04:27
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 67 2-Core 123 58% 92.7 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 378 38% 307 Pts	64-Core 377 23% 377 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Gigabyte(1458 3001) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.12.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Lighting 52.8 Reflection 35 Parallax 69.5 43% 52.4 fps	MRender 33.2 Gravity 51.5 Splatting 43.8 35% 42.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 65536 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 71 (03) Spinup time 123 123 12897157305 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 872 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 118 118 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2792 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 659 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 872 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 872 (C2) HDA temperature 139 139 206160003115 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	80% Excellent	Read 148 Write 131 Mixed 145 107% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.18 75% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 107%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 25GB free Firmware: 3.AAK Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 83 38837314 (03) Spinup time 93 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7511 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 38 (07) Seek error rate 65 56 902654984999 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 26254 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 89 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5858 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 324 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 52 34 1001552478256 (C2) HDA temperature 48 66 90194313264 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 59 48 59095728 (C5) Current pending sector count 1 1 4294967285 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 1 1 4294967285 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	30.2% Below average	Read 52 Write 52.9 Mixed 42.1 37% 49 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.29 72% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 43%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 24GB free Firmware: CC54 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 109865072 (03) Spinup time 95 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6690 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 77 60 50607916 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9560 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1757 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 56 673120295 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 71 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 81 81 39084 (C2) HDA temperature 39 44 85899345959 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 90129888709848 (F1) Unknown 100 253 44432567907 (F2) Unknown 100 253 38377186468	61.3% Good	Read 135 Write 79.1 Mixed 91.5 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 0.46 4K Mixed 0.22 51% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 96%
Hitachi HDP725032GLA360 320GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 57GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 28.6 Write 29.5 Mixed 13.9 30% 24 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.29 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ 16GB 117 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 800, 667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.1% Poor	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 8.1 25% 8.77 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 9 24% 8.5 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 46%

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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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	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