Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	15.3% 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	49.4% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120814
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 11:09
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Memory 77.7 1-Core 68.5 2-Core 106 54% 84.2 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 299 30% 246 Pts	64-Core 331 20% 331 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152 36,698 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 3554) 2GB CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Lighting 17.8 Reflection 18.1 Parallax 23.9 14% 19.9 fps	MRender 21.8 Gravity 23.4 Splatting 17.8 17% 21 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDG2-256G 256GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0724A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 113 115 60 54 47 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 393 Write 315 Mixed 288 SusWrite 80.5 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 17.7 88% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 22.9 DQ Write 90.5 DQ Mixed 20 26% 44.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 596GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 117 114 61 54 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 128 Write 132 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 83.2 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.4% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 8 25% 8.77 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 8.2 25% 8.63 GB/s	Latency 85 47% 85 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 67%

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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	9	7	60	23.8"	1280 720	PHLC155 PHL 243V7

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	61x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	18x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	18x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	63x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	33x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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