Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	15.7% 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	55.1% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141229
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '18 at 18:42
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 82.7 1-Core 68.5 2-Core 131 58% 94.1 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 208 28% 209 Pts	64-Core 209 13% 209 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Palit(1569 1381) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Lighting 19.5 Reflection 15.5 Parallax 16.7 16% 17.2 fps	MRender 22.5 Gravity 18.9 Splatting 16.4 16% 19.3 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Sol id State Disk 120GB 499 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 51GB free Firmware: S9FM Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6549 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1940 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 18087968 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 15 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2184800	37.4% Below average	Read 391 Write 66.7 Mixed 83.7 39% 180 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 45.8 4K Mixed 2.95 55% 22.2 MB/s	DQ Read 59.6 DQ Write 60 DQ Mixed 2.07 18% 40.6 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 72%
Kingston SVP200S37A60G 60GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: 507A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 104 104 9295026 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 81501299424734 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2983 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 146 (B1) Unknown 0 0 6 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 15 40 42952294415 (C2) HDA temperature 15 40 42952294415 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 9295026 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 9295026 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 9295026 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 93 93 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 18974 (EA) Unknown 0 0 8059 (F1) Unknown 0 0 8059 (F2) Unknown 0 0 13526	55.1% Above average	Read 429 Write 120 Mixed 150 50% 233 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 16.2 86% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 31.1 47% 87.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 496GB free Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 92354640 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 7163 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 127678717 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13659 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 3030 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 8 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 47 706281508 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 129 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 55 55 91373 (C2) HDA temperature 36 53 94489280548 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 68285685045792 (F1) Unknown 100 253 131008712500362 (F2) Unknown 100 253 -103422156687344	91.9% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 151 Mixed 138 115% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.4 101% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1x8GB 325 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	30.3% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 9.8 28% 9.87 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 9.2 24% 8.57 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 32%

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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	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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	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