Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.1% 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	85.8% 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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '18 at 19:30
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Memory 90 1-Core 66.6 2-Core 129 60% 95.2 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 363 38% 306 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 36C3) 2GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.1% Poor	Lighting 31.9 Reflection 29.1 Parallax 25.8 26% 28.9 fps	MRender 36.4 Gravity 30.3 Splatting 30.4 26% 32.4 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-N1A2A 250GB 5,131 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 219 201 188 194 193 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 486 Write 422 Mixed 389 SusWrite 225 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 41.7 138% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 252 179% 226 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 682GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 198 196 195 198 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 183 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 196 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 541GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 155 157 157 158 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 115 Write 117 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 157 151% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.6 226% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D18ADS3 2x8GB 422 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 933 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.1% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 9.2 28% 9.93 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 10.5 26% 9 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 54%

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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	940x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	855x
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	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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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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