Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53% 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	28.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	11.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '18 at 20:29
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9590-$298 26,109 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 92.5 1-Core 63.2 2-Core 99.7 56% 85.1 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 259 29% 227 Pts	64-Core 342 21% 342 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Gigabyte(1458 3544) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	4% Terrible	Lighting 5 Reflection 5.54 Parallax 3.94 4% 4.83 fps	MRender 6.33 Gravity 4.87 Splatting 3.52 4% 4.91 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4% Great: 5%
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.11.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	53% Above average	Lighting 64.1 Reflection 57 Parallax 79.8 52% 66.9 fps	MRender 61.2 Gravity 55.9 Splatting 77.7 54% 64.9 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 20689474 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 -13039520697581 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1465 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 69 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 29 37 60131967005 (C2) HDA temperature 29 37 60131967005 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 20689474 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 20689474 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 20689474 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 19325 (EA) Unknown 0 0 14502 (F1) Unknown 0 0 14502 (F2) Unknown 0 0 13476	28.4% Poor	Read 119 Write 74.3 Mixed 62.4 19% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 49.8 4K Mixed 8.61 53% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 84.7 DQ Write 81.1 DQ Mixed 20.2 32% 62 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 99255016 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5736 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 10615815 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 12423 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1431 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 63 77830750233 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 63 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 84 84 32294 (C2) HDA temperature 25 40 -140737488355303 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 74556337296661 (F1) Unknown 100 253 12178199172 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1418769104	103% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 170 Mixed 167 132% 176 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.35 88% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 301GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 60856504 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2177 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 108203386 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 12762 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1442 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 72 63 22012952604 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 66 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 56 56 88223 (C2) HDA temperature 28 40 -140737488355300 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -129016522594958 (F1) Unknown 100 253 14711261495 (F2) Unknown 100 253 39184841362	86.5% Excellent	Read 153 Write 148 Mixed 140 111% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.27 87% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C11 2x4GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	49.3% Average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 17.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 12.3 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 55%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	939x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 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	157x

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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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) $35	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