Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 57%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	25.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '21 at 16:13
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	57% Above average	Memory 79.9 1-Core 68.2 2-Core 107 54% 85.2 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 200 27% 200 Pts	64-Core 197 12% 197 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 3766) 2GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.4% Poor	Lighting 31.9 Reflection 33.3 Parallax 35 26% 33.4 fps	MRender 36.3 Gravity 32.7 Splatting 22.6 24% 30.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD5001ABYS-01YNA0 500GB 1,077 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 59.01D01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 46 45 50 44 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 67.6 Write 69 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 44.6 44% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 45%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 633GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 159 162 150 156 160 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 150 Write 143 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 156 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 136% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 130GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 76 77 77 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 74.9 Write 40.7 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 76 44% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 4,751 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	45.1% Average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 16.2 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 12.7 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 47: 4R 7G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
47%	15%	111	258	173	60	24"	1920 1080	INN0024 TC236F

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	947x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	858x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	282x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	149x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	62x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16