Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 55.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.93% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	31.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '23 at 13:12
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing below expectations (26^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 as expected (57^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Memory 80 1-Core 59.4 2-Core 110 52% 83 Pts	4-Core 173 8-Core 236 26% 205 Pts	64-Core 228 14% 228 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 250X 12,863 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Sapphire(174B E252) 1GB CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	8.93% Terrible	Lighting 10.3 Reflection 17.7 Parallax 16.5 8% 14.8 fps	MRender 13.8 Gravity 11.1 Splatting 11.9 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.93% Great: 14%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 256GB 256GB 9,229 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: H220115 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 49 50 24 14 42 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.8% Below average	Read 141 Write 117 Mixed 156 SusWrite 65.5 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 25.5 4K Mixed 17.7 67% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 23.3 DQ Write 47.7 DQ Mixed 28.5 24% 33.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 166%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M1A160 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 800, 667 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.1% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 8.2 25% 8.77 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 8.6 24% 8.5 GB/s	Latency 91.2 44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 31%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	59	30	27"	1280 720	BNQ8048 BenQ PD2706U

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	61x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	18x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	18x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $68Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	63x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	33x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16