Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.8% 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	83.6% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	13.1 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	May 11 '22 at 04:51
Run Duration	503 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	60.4% Good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 58.2 2-Core 124 55% 88.3 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 272 31% 243 Pts	64-Core 278 17% 278 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 862A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 1889 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Lighting 38.6 Reflection 43.9 Parallax 40.8 32% 41.1 fps	MRender 40.2 Gravity 41 Splatting 29.7 30% 37 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$104 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 683GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 342 354 358 367 362 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 399 Write 379 Mixed 324 SusWrite 348 82% 363 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 43.4 138% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 42.4 DQ Write 91.6 DQ Mixed 45.9 41% 60 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 137%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 466GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 284 287 291 295 293 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 308 Write 254 Mixed 275 SusWrite 286 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 34.2 4K Mixed 30.1 98% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 107 80% 106 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 97%

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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	47.3% Average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 17.8 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 53%

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

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

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 $293	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16