Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 54%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	25.6% 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	84.2% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '22 at 15:18
Run Duration	321 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	54% Above average	Memory 72.4 1-Core 70 2-Core 128 54% 90 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 262 29% 230 Pts	64-Core 265 16% 265 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Asus(1043 048D) CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	25.6% Poor	Lighting 33.2 Reflection 35.6 Parallax 42.4 27% 37.1 fps	MRender 30.1 Gravity 30.9 Splatting 24.3 23% 28.4 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 540GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 346 340 329 325 329 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 428 Write 396 Mixed 251 SusWrite 332 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 44 4K Mixed 37.3 119% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 195 149% 206 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 133%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 0GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 247 Write 122 Mixed 154 38% 174 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 21.3 85% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 29 DQ Write 93 DQ Mixed 37.1 35% 53 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 658GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 163 163 163 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 134 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 162 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$23 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 417GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 156 155 155 156 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 131 Write 119 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 155 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 567GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 96 95 94 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 66 Write 76.3 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 94.3 55% 75 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 76%
Generic Flash Disk 0GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID 6387, Lithium Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	2.31% Terrible	Read 7.8 Write 1.8 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 2.5 4% 3.65 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.31% Great: 6%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 64GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 60GB free, PID 009f, PNY USB 2.0 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 21.2 Mixed 6 12% 13.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 26% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 7%
USB DISK 3.0 124GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 115GB free, PID 6700, Micro Center Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	6.75% Terrible	Read 25.2 Write 21.9 Mixed 7 SusWrite 6.4 18% 15.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.75% Great: 47%
SanDisk Ultra 123GB 223 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 100GB free, PID 5530, SanDisk Ultra Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 9.4 9.5 9.3 10 9.6 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	7.76% Terrible	Read 12.3 Write 8.5 Mixed 11 SusWrite 9.4 14% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 76% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.76% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x8GB 249 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.7% Below average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 15.4 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 5.8 SC Mixed 9.8 20% 7.07 GB/s	Latency 95.9 42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 96%

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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	947x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	857x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	282x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	149x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	62x

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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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16