Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 57.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '21 at 00:58
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 630 7,197 User benchmarks, average bench 45% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Memory 90.2 1-Core 39.1 2-Core 76.5 48% 68.6 Pts	4-Core 139 8-Core 164 20% 151 Pts	64-Core 165 10% 165 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 0939) ≥ 4GB CLim: 649 MHz, MLim: 750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.33 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	5% Terrible	Lighting 5.8 Reflection 8.7 Parallax 5.4 5% 6.63 fps	MRender 8.6 Gravity 6.2 Splatting 5.9 6% 6.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 5% Great: 33%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair 480G 480GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 350GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1230A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 287 296 298 288 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 301 Write 263 Mixed 264 SusWrite 293 63% 280 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 14.1 69% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 21.3 DQ Write 86.6 DQ Mixed 18.9 25% 42.3 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273DH0- Micron 16KTF51264AZ- 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 533, 533 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.3% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 7.2 MC Mixed 11.4 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 5.6 SC Mixed 7.3 18% 6.4 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	6	60	17"	1280 720	SAM02E3 SyncMaster

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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	949x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	860x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	398x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	283x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	160x

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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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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