Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	46.1% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	15 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '19 at 12:21
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Memory 73.6 1-Core 44.1 2-Core 75.1 43% 64.3 Pts	4-Core 142 8-Core 203 22% 173 Pts	64-Core 379 23% 379 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.4.1 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.1% Average	Lighting 50.7 Reflection 61 Parallax 82.1 41% 64.6 fps	MRender 60 Gravity 58.2 Splatting 79.8 56% 66 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 265 Write 133 Mixed 176 42% 191 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 41.8 4K Mixed 26.2 86% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 26.1 DQ Write 52 DQ Mixed 28.7 25% 35.6 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 77%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 458GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 108 67 112 102 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 23.7 Write 105 Mixed 41.6 SusWrite 97.8 49% 67 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 108%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 832GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 23 17 17 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	7.39% Terrible	Read 17.2 Write 16 Mixed 13.9 SusWrite 19.3 23% 16.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 15% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 7.39% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMY8GX3M2A186 CMY8GX3M2A160 CMY8GX3M2A186 CMY8GX3M2A160 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 12.8 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 7.3 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 93.4 43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 45%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	944x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	855x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	280x
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 $75Bench 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	62x

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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 $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16