Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49% 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	57.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '19 at 21:42
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (54^th 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)	65.9% Good	Memory 87.6 1-Core 59.9 2-Core 137 58% 94.8 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 356 37% 298 Pts	64-Core 435 27% 435 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 68%

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: 388.13 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49% Average	Lighting 60.7 Reflection 64.2 Parallax 57.7 50% 60.9 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 58 Splatting 50.6 48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 417GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 164 168 167 168 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 371 Write 313 Mixed 265 SusWrite 163 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 44.5 4K Mixed 29.1 95% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 26.3 DQ Write 83.4 DQ Mixed 37.8 34% 49.2 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 108%
SSD PLUS 480GB 5,109 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 446GB free Firmware: Z31000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 147 150 150 147 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 368 Write 373 Mixed 235 SusWrite 147 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 35.9 122% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 32 DQ Write 93.4 DQ Mixed 43.9 39% 56.4 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 108%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB-$33 9,374 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 930GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 166 168 168 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 171 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 165 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 236% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 103%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 147 150 150 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 151 Write 140 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 147 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 177 174 177 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 177 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 176 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M1A160 CMZ16GX3M2A16 CMZ8GX3M1A160 CMZ16GX3M2A16 32GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 800, 667, 667, 667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.5% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 15.3 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 11.7 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 90%

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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	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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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