Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.8% 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	50.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	17.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '18 at 15:46
Run Duration	631 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$125 106,454 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)	64.8% Good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 69.7 2-Core 123 59% 93.7 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 388 37% 306 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Lighting 44.1 Reflection 42.2 Parallax 55.3 36% 47.2 fps	MRender 56.1 Gravity 51.7 Splatting 37.2 38% 48.4 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 128GB 3,901 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT07D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1427 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 86 86 158 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 2144 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (F1) Unknown 99 99 35709531439 (F2) Unknown 99 99 35199197481	50.3% Above average	Read 464 Write 137 Mixed 215 59% 272 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 44.6 4K Mixed 10.2 69% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 21.4 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 10.4 28% 55.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 76%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 68GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6501 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 72 (64) Unknown 100 100 1686608 (65) Unknown 100 100 176272 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 54 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 97 97 994 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 644 (B7) Unknown 99 99 8 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 36 100 236224315428 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 97 97 3 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3137 (EA) Unknown 100 100 747 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2708 (F2) Unknown 100 100 438 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 0	37.2% Below average	Read 305 Write 164 Mixed 86.3 40% 185 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 23.4 4K Mixed 6.83 47% 15.7 MB/s	DQ Read 22.4 DQ Write 47.6 DQ Mixed 5.44 13% 25.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 82%
WD WD30EFRX-68AX9N0 2TB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 75.6 Write 65.9 Mixed 69.7 53% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.18 97% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 88%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100 5,498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 76.5 Write 66.4 Mixed 66.3 52% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.27 75% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 68%
WD WD15EVDS-73V9B1 1.5TB 2,082 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 5775 (04) Start/Stop count 83 83 17079 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 61 61 28677 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1987 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 793 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 113 113 261774 (C2) HDA temperature 114 88 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	51.7% Above average	Read 88.1 Write 92 Mixed 87 67% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.36 93% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 54%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 66.5 Write 66.4 Mixed 60.9 48% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 2.12 4K Mixed 0.31 94% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 60%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 01.0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 0.4 0% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 57%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 930GB free Firmware: JA0OA710 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 176 100 73014444033 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1033 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 1767 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1010 (B7) Unknown 98 98 2 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 8590196736 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 77 44 320602135 (BF) G-sense error rate 97 97 931 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3801146 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 20438 (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 100 100 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	53% Above average	Read 88 Write 96.7 Mixed 94.1 70% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.17 67% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 57%
Hitachi HTS547564A9E384 640GB 14,066 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 596GB free Firmware: JEDO Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 72.4 Write 35.1 Mixed 46.7 39% 51.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.18 66% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 51%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 466GB free Firmware: SC13 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 61.6 Write 56.2 Mixed 58.1 44% 58.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.37 96% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 116%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$31 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 445GB free Firmware: SC13 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 94916075 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 37 37 65535 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 88 60 775105415 (09) Power-on hours count 53 53 41514 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 297 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032833 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 47 538443803 (C2) HDA temperature 27 53 55834574875 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 53 33 94916075 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	58% Above average	Read 104 Write 98 Mixed 93.5 74% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.25 80% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1333C9-4GA Samsung M391B5273DH0- F3-1333C9-4GA Corsair CM3B8G2C1600L 20GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.8% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 11.9 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 42%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	953x
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 $80Bench 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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