Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 26% Raft


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 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 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	57% 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	29.3% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141229
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '21 at 11:00
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

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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-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Memory 71.7 1-Core 63.9 2-Core 116 52% 83.9 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 334 29% 247 Pts	64-Core 311 19% 311 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57% Above average	Lighting 70.5 Reflection 75.2 Parallax 74.7 58% 73.5 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 71.6 Splatting 68 56% 68.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900P13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 79 45 51 106 18 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	29.3% Poor	Read 207 Write 110 Mixed 107 SusWrite 73 28% 124 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 21.9 4K Mixed 12.3 52% 16.8 MB/s	DQ Read 14.8 DQ Write 22.6 DQ Mixed 17.1 13% 18.2 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 91%
Liteon IT SCS-128L9S 128GB 236 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 33GB free Firmware: RC70206 SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 251 269 262 277 273 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 321 Write 258 Mixed 211 SusWrite 261 59% 262 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 43.2 4K Mixed 22.4 84% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 31.8 DQ Write 70.3 DQ Mixed 35.7 32% 45.9 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 95%
Mengmi 120GB 120GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 11GB free Firmware: Q0526A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 360 Write 312 Mixed 284 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 33.6 108% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 35 DQ Write 96.2 DQ Mixed 48.6 42% 59.9 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 800, 667, 800, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	40.5% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 13.7 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 11.1 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 97.6 41% 97.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 49%

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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%

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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	943x
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	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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Value: 80% - Very good

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 $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