Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.4% 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	55.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '21 at 15:50
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd 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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Memory 67.8 1-Core 44.4 2-Core 116 46% 76 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 393 38% 312 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85CD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.4% Poor	Lighting 35.5 Reflection 46.6 Parallax 36.9 29% 39.7 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 39.4 Splatting 26.4 28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB 12,305 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 82 108 105 71 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 419 Write 281 Mixed 210 SusWrite 101 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 40.8 4K Mixed 25.5 83% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 200 139% 172 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 105%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 409GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 2.7 2.7 3.6 6.1 5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 853 Write 2 SusWrite 3.7 204% 286 MB/s	4K Read 100 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 4,236% 33.7 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 402GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 83 83 84 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 84.5 Write 78.8 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 82.4 54% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 90% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL11-11-11 D3 Kingston ACR512X64D3U1 CL11-11-11 D3 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 800, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.8% Below average	MC Read 16 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 13.4 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 6.3 17% 6.03 GB/s	Latency 107 38% 107 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 38%

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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%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	939x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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 $46

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