Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 53.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	46.6% 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	57.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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	8.8 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '21 at 15:56
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175 23,835 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Memory 81.4 1-Core 46.5 2-Core 93.9 48% 73.9 Pts	4-Core 142 8-Core 194 21% 168 Pts	64-Core 203 13% 203 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.9649 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.6% Average	Lighting 61 Reflection 26.3 Parallax 60.2 50% 49.2 fps	MRender 52.6 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 55.3 40% 48.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mknssdrw 1TB 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: S061 SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 257 210 5 13 11 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.4% Above average	Read 434 Write 170 Mixed 361 SusWrite 126 61% 272 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 22.9 98% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 25.7 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 30 33% 52.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 57%
PNY CS90 0 480GB SSD 114 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 7GB free Firmware: CS90 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 206 Write 159 Mixed 209 43% 192 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 31.8 122% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 35.4 DQ Write 75.1 DQ Mixed 37.2 33% 49.2 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 619GB free Firmware: CC98 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 12 7.3 15 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 82.7 Write 36 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 13.6 33% 44.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 131% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 75%
Maxtor 6 H500F0 500GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 245GB free Firmware: HA43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 45.7 Write 62.5 Mixed 31 34% 46.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.2 136% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 37%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 585GB free Firmware: CC95 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 18 13 7.5 17 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 57.2 Write 44.3 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 14.5 29% 38.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 154% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378B1G73AH0- OCZ3G10662G M378B1G73AH0- OCZ3G10662G 20GB 800, 533, 800, 533 MHz 8192, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29% Poor	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 6.4 MC Mixed 10.8 28% 9.9 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 5.2 SC Mixed 7.1 17% 6.03 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns

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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%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	943x
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	280x
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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

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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