Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


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 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 57%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.6% 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	82.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '18 at 19:03
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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 Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	57% Above average	Memory 84.3 1-Core 49.6 2-Core 98.2 50% 77.4 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 177 23% 176 Pts	64-Core 180 11% 180 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 370 548 User benchmarks, average bench 29% XFX(1682 7370) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.12.3 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.6% Poor	Lighting 35.9 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 46.9 29% 38.4 fps	MRender 29 Gravity 31.4 Splatting 37.7 27% 32.7 fps
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 30%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 56 57 58 58 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 475 Write 428 Mixed 372 SusWrite 96.2 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 45.6 149% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 254 190% 253 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 176 179 180 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 167 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 178 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown OCZ3OB1600LV2 4x2GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.8% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 7.3 MC Mixed 11.3 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 8.3 20% 7.03 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	943x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	855x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	280x
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 $269	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 $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 $40	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