Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '18 at 23:11
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 72.5 2-Core 138 60% 98.1 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 428 42% 344 Pts	64-Core 429 26% 429 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3739) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61% Good	Lighting 76.5 Reflection 76 Parallax 73.1 62% 75.2 fps	MRender 69.5 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 72.7 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 26GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 0 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 447 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 91 (94) Unknown 100 100 0 (95) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 8 (AA) Unknown 100 100 9 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 131077 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 21 (C2) HDA temperature 63 55 193274904613 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 1 1 99 (E9) Unknown 100 100 362 (F1) Unknown 100 100 657 (F2) Unknown 100 100 492 (F4) Unknown 100 100 2 (F5) Unknown 100 100 5 (F6) Unknown 100 100 16524	56.6% Above average	Read 428 Write 261 Mixed 292 72% 327 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 4.26 66% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 7.27 37% 85.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 921GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 94094704 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1756 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 129158415041 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 8644 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1718 (B7) Unknown 97 97 3 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 2 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 75 52 420741145 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 220 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 23396 (C2) HDA temperature 25 48 38654705689 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 10 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 88699664605600 (F1) Unknown 100 253 38189495229 (F2) Unknown 100 253 75027888259	98% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 175 Mixed 133 118% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 2.03 4K Mixed 0.31 111% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 460GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 84 49487720 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1779 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 208 (07) Seek error rate 86 60 405743084 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9528 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1775 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 5194 (BC) Unknown 100 98 12885098513 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 1769 (BE) vendor-specific 73 58 454295579 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 326 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 8032 (C2) HDA temperature 27 42 38654705691 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 99 8 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 99 8 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -126521146596040 (F1) Unknown 100 253 73876612095 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1122606039487	75.2% Very good	Read 157 Write 105 Mixed 134 100% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.26 4K Mixed 0.14 57% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ 16GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 9.9 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 9.2 25% 8.7 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 47%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	940x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	854x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	395x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	279x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	180x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	61x

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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16