Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	20.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '20 at 13:53
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 46.9 2-Core 131 55% 89.2 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 404 41% 332 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 2370) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Lighting 65.2 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 62.5 53% 66.3 fps	MRender 74.4 Gravity 63.7 Splatting 56.7 52% 64.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 77 19 65 18 104 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	20.6% Poor	Read 167 Write 70 Mixed 46 SusWrite 66.8 19% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 12.9 4K Mixed 7.6 31% 9.97 MB/s	DQ Read 9.8 DQ Write 11.1 DQ Mixed 10.1 8% 10.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 85%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 359GB free Firmware: CC1F SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 97 99 99 98 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 93 Write 92 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 97.4 61% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 494GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 90 92 96 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 113 Write 101 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 90.1 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ Corsair CMZ8GX3M1A186 KHX1866C10D3/ 16GB 933, 667, 933 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.4% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 13.5 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 9.9 26% 9 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 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%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	940x
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	158x

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) $30	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