Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	23.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '18 at 13:02
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 69.8 2-Core 118 60% 93.6 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 388 36% 300 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 6200 1,060 User benchmarks, average bench 0% Asus(1043 819E) 128MB Ram: 128MB, Driver: 307.68 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 0% Great: 0%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 48 45 48 48 49 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	23.7% Poor	Read 170 Write 98.8 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 73.6 23% 105 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 17.1 4K Mixed 9.1 39% 12.7 MB/s	DQ Read 11 DQ Write 20.4 DQ Mixed 15.7 12% 15.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 100%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 188GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 85 87 86 84 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 85.3 Write 84.8 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 84.6 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 62%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 575GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 106 114 113 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 110 Write 89.5 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 110 119% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 45% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 BLS4G3D1609DS Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 16GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 800, 667, 800, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	50.7% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 18 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 14.9 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 51%

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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	939x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	854x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 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	157x

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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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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