Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.1% 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)
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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '19 at 05:30
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 90.3 1-Core 42.6 2-Core 119 53% 84 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 255 30% 232 Pts	64-Core 268 17% 268 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 5,763 User benchmarks, average bench 28% EVGA(3842 6153) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Lighting 38.9 Reflection 30.4 Parallax 37.2 32% 35.5 fps	MRender 28.1 Gravity 39.3 Splatting 31.4 27% 32.9 fps
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 30%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 120GB 3,209 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 437 Write 384 Mixed 175 73% 332 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 10 67% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 160 114% 147 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 92%
Toshiba MK5075GSX 500GB-$127 6,562 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 121GB free Firmware: GT001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 43 43 43 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 61.3 Write 48.8 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 42.5 31% 42.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 47%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 178 167 182 180 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 135 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 176 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 258GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 69 67 68 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 52.5 Write 63.7 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 66.8 43% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 59%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 256GB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 121 121 121 122 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 139 Write 135 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 120 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 98%
Samsung S2 Portable 500GB 2,689 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 124GB free, PID 1f05 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 31 32 31 30 31 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 25.2 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 30.7 38% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 10,715 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 933 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 9.2 28% 9.93 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 9.6 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 54%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	939x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	853x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	394x

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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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