Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.59% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '20 at 04:40
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 81 1-Core 71 2-Core 123 57% 91.7 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 272 31% 242 Pts	64-Core 277 17% 277 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7750 22,655 User benchmarks, average bench 8% MSI(1462 2794) 2GB CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.10.1 Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	7.59% Terrible	Lighting 9.4 Reflection 11.3 Parallax 13.5 8% 11.4 fps	MRender 7.33 Gravity 9.53 Splatting 9.96 7% 8.94 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.59% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 433 436 447 448 444 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 450 Mixed 411 SusWrite 438 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 48.7 160% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 245 187% 253 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 135%
MB6000GEQUT 6TB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3TB free Firmware: HPG7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 148 168 170 164 160 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 147 Write 157 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 162 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.3 138% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 105%
Apple iPod 80GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 1209 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	4.72% Terrible	Read 11.4 Write 7 Mixed 8.7 SusWrite 9.5 12% 9.15 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.72% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 1,926 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	43.7% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 15.6 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 12.4 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 53%

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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%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

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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 $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 $269	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 $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16