Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 60.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	64.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140909
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '22 at 13:11
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 66.6 2-Core 128 57% 92.6 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 335 33% 269 Pts	64-Core 341 21% 341 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI FireMV 2250 77 User benchmarks, average bench 0% AMD(1002 0602) 256MB Driver: atiumdag Ver. 8.56.1.16 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.16% Terrible	Lighting 0.3 Reflection 0.8 Parallax 0.4 0% 0.5 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.16% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 698GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 204 207 202 203 204 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 438 Write 348 Mixed 350 SusWrite 204 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 26.2 89% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 143 111% 153 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 450GB free Firmware: KC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 126 131 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 124 Write 128 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 130 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.5 187% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 88%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 512GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 71 71 71 75 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 101 Write 101 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 71.9 60% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$64 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 181 179 181 177 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 147 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 179 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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 below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.1% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 8 24% 8.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 8.7 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 65%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	61x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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 $66Bench 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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Value: 80% - Very good

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 $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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16