Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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.
Boot Drive	85.6% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '19 at 15:38
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 4.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 71.8 2-Core 132 58% 94.8 Pts	4-Core 251 8-Core 354 38% 303 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 226 222 220 215 213 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 465 Write 430 Mixed 365 SusWrite 241 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 40.3 130% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 257 192% 257 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 124%
Fujitsu MHZ2400BT G1 400GB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 75GB free Firmware: 0041000C SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 29 19 13 18 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	9.86% Terrible	Read 16 Write 18.7 Mixed 11.7 SusWrite 18.2 12% 16.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 50% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.86% Great: 24%
Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 500GB 7,947 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 84GB free Firmware: PC4OCH0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 97 97 86 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 76.7 Write 71 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 93.6 51% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 34GB free Firmware: JC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 97 99 99 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 81 Write 79.7 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 98.4 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1866C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1866C10D3/ 16GB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 800, 933, 800, 933 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.9% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 16.1 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 9.9 24% 8.57 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 50%

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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%

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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 $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 $39
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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16