Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	48.3% 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	62.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '19 at 13:04
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 84.6 1-Core 70.3 2-Core 95.6 55% 83.5 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 193 26% 192 Pts	64-Core 189 12% 189 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 59.7 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 57.7 49% 60.9 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 53.3 Splatting 52.9 48% 59 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 172 184 191 194 193 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 339 Write 357 Mixed 318 SusWrite 183 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 48 4K Mixed 33.3 114% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 41.4 DQ Write 80 DQ Mixed 51.6 42% 57.7 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 317GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 173 185 191 194 193 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	61% Good	Read 336 Write 348 Mixed 316 SusWrite 184 67% 296 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 34 107% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 37.1 DQ Write 76.8 DQ Mixed 49.3 40% 54.4 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 15.8 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 13.3 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 127%

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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	944x
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	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 $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	62x

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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16