Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.6% 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	60.2% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '20 at 16:34
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (41^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 (86^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 82.8 1-Core 69.4 2-Core 137 59% 96.5 Pts	4-Core 253 8-Core 430 41% 341 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Lighting 71 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 94 58% 77.9 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 71.3 Splatting 58.1 54% 67.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 212 217 219 228 228 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 392 Write 287 Mixed 214 SusWrite 224 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 40.9 4K Mixed 26.4 89% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 91 DQ Write 45.3 DQ Mixed 53.7 44% 63.3 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 190 192 192 194 193 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 113 Write 129 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 189 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 113%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 494GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 139 140 137 139 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 124 Write 114 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 137 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 101%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 132 134 135 127 128 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 139 Write 97.2 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 127 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 96%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 328GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 27 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 27.8 Write 24.9 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 27.2 35% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 CMZ8GX3M1A160 CMZ8GX3M2A160 16GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 667, 800, 667 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.8% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 7.7 MC Mixed 7 23% 7.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 8.2 24% 8.33 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 46%

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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 $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 $184	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