Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.5% 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	34.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '18 at 21:24
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 68.3 2-Core 126 58% 92.9 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 206 28% 208 Pts	64-Core 207 13% 207 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Diamond(1092 7970) 3GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.5% Below average	Lighting 45 Reflection 29.9 Parallax 60 37% 45 fps	MRender 28.7 Gravity 44 Splatting 37.2 30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 6.3 53 38 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 366 Write 279 Mixed 172 SusWrite 62.3 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 17.2 4K Mixed 14.4 50% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 19.4 DQ Write 18.8 DQ Mixed 20.5 15% 19.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 56%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 37GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 92 8.7 56 39 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 70.5 Write 88.5 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 64.2 50% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 72%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 344GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 92 92 90 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 91 Write 82.7 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 91.1 60% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 55%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 101 Write 116 Mixed 71.5 123% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 71%
TRUSTED Mass Storage 17.5TB 307 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 14TB free, PID 4d10 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 25 22 5.9 19 26 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	20% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 26.5 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 20.8 33% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.1 130% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 20%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 883 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 608GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 107 111 115 111 112 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 177 Write 112 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 109 149% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 73%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 138 154 159 157 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 161 Write 150 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 149 178% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 136% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4 F3-1600C11-4G F3-1600C11-4G F3-10666CL9-4 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 667, 800, 800, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.1% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 14.8 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 9.7 26% 9.23 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 41%

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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	940x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	855x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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