Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	38.9% 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	49.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '17 at 14:24
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Memory 84.4 1-Core 66.5 2-Core 117 56% 89.2 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 198 26% 198 Pts	64-Core 198 12% 198 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Lighting 47.2 Reflection 42.8 Parallax 59.9 38% 50 fps	MRender 56.7 Gravity 52.8 Splatting 39.7 40% 49.7 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 78700981635798 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2164 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2164 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 104 104 7859632 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2164 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 389968 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 54 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 389968 (F2) Unknown 100 100 460740 (F9) Unknown 100 100 13203	49.1% Average	Read 306 Write 150 Mixed 186 47% 214 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 53.2 4K Mixed 12.5 87% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 31.8 DQ Write 89.7 DQ Mixed 13.7 24% 45.1 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 792GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 174 2108 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 46 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 47 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 24 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 12 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 74 (C2) HDA temperature 113 109 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	98.6% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 175 Mixed 166 128% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.25 4K Write 2.63 4K Mixed 0.35 140% 1.41 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS542512K9SA00 120GB-$25 1,782 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 104GB free Firmware: BB2OC3JP Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 34359738368 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 10173 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 55 55 19973 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 5457 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 419 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 61 61 391240 (C2) HDA temperature 189 189 193274249245 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	28.3% Poor	Read 49.4 Write 48.9 Mixed 8.01 26% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.33 76% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 31%
HGST 1TB 1,195 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 745GB free, PID 1014 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 30.1 Write 30.9 Mixed 30.5 40% 30.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.18 61% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX4GX3M2B200 CMX8GX3M1A160 CMX4GX3M2B200 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 667, 667, 667 MHz 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.5% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 8.1 25% 8.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 8.7 24% 8.4 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 28%

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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	944x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	856x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	280x
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 $79Bench 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	62x

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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16