Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	55.5% 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	80.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '21 at 21:07
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing below expectations (20^th 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 below expectations (23^rd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 77.4 1-Core 69.8 2-Core 135 57% 94.1 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 331 34% 272 Pts	64-Core 363 22% 363 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 863E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.5% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 73.8 Parallax 67.1 55% 69.6 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 67.3 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 725GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 286 323 355 387 359 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 444 Write 388 Mixed 362 SusWrite 335 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 31.2 100% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 229 175% 237 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 125%
Samsung 870 QVO 4TB-$279 10,028 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 258 311 348 353 382 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 449 Write 405 Mixed 383 SusWrite 324 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 34.2 111% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 202 162% 228 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 128%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 222GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 95 169 70 52 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 421 Write 349 Mixed 304 SusWrite 72.9 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 20 81% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 11.8 50% 116 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 24GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 79 70 62 67 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 70 Write 82.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 70.4 46% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 74% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 107%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 59GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 71 68 71 76 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 58.2 Write 54 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 73.4 42% 57.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 103% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ 9905471-079.A 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.7% Average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 17 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 12.9 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 85.6 47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 46%

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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	12	10	144	31.5"	1280 720	AOC3201 Q32G1WG4

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

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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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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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