Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.2% 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	47% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140909
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 30 '20 at 06:17
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	5%

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-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 93.4 1-Core 67.9 2-Core 132 62% 97.8 Pts	4-Core 221 8-Core 287 32% 254 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 841F) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Lighting 35.5 Reflection 34.4 Parallax 43.7 29% 37.8 fps	MRender 41.1 Gravity 42 Splatting 29.3 30% 37.5 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV400S37120G 120GB 965 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3F SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 69 36 48 41 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	47% Average	Read 102 Write 336 Mixed 308 SusWrite 76.9 47% 206 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 27.6 87% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 107 118% 198 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 78%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 94GB free Firmware: 15.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 117 117 114 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 116 Write 116 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 116 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 69%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 30GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 74 74 73 73 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 73.7 Write 72 Mixed 32 SusWrite 73.5 46% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 59%
Silicon Power Blaze B10 USB 3.0 16GB-$20 185 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 8GB free, PID 0916 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 17 14 20 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	8.64% Terrible	Read 27.5 Write 4.2 Mixed 4 SusWrite 18 15% 13.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.8 39% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.64% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 19.1 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 12.5 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 65%

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	61x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	18x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	18x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $80Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	63x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	33x

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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16