Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.8% 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	68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 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.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	22.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '19 at 00:19
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	57.2% Above average	Memory 82.2 1-Core 54.2 2-Core 111 52% 82.4 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 229 26% 205 Pts	64-Core 245 15% 245 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 970 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.9.2 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.8% Poor	Lighting 35 Reflection 48 Parallax 50.9 28% 44.6 fps	MRender 48.9 Gravity 37.8 Splatting 34.1 32% 40.2 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79 17,432 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 221 186 189 186 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 315 Write 298 Mixed 299 SusWrite 179 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 47.6 4K Mixed 35.2 108% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 47.7 92% 186 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 117%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 213GB free Firmware: 82.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 81 81 81 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 87.8 Write 79.5 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 80.1 56% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 143% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 86%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 941GB free Firmware: 82.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 126 126 117 111 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 108 Write 114 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 121 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 86%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45 23,554 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 283GB free Firmware: 11.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 77 76 75 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 83 Write 71.2 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 75.2 52% 70 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend TS256MLK64V6N BLS4G3D1609DS TS256MLK64V6N BLS4G3D1609DS 12GB 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.8% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 15.4 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 11.4 26% 9 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns

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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	397x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	283x
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 $51Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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