Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


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 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.5% 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	33.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '18 at 03:38
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	26%

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-9590-$298 26,109 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	63% Good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 64.6 2-Core 100 55% 84.2 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 359 34% 283 Pts	64-Core 363 22% 363 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing below potential (96^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (68 fps cap detected)	53.5% Above average	Lighting 67.5 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 68 55% 68.1 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 56 51% 62.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 115GB 2,637 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 43 40 45 45 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 147 Write 68 Mixed 84 SusWrite 44.8 19% 86 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 44.2 4K Mixed 17.9 77% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 25.2 DQ Write 61.4 DQ Mixed 23.8 24% 36.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 49%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 736GB free Firmware: CC91 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 44 45 46 46 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 93.8 Write 97 Mixed 49.7 SusWrite 46.3 53% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 206GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 14 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 93.5 Write 7.3 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 13.3 26% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 59%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 793GB free Firmware: JP4OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 107 Write 12.7 Mixed 19.8 SusWrite 13.3 28% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 992005 (99700 CMZ8GX3M2A160 992005 (99700 16GB 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.2% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 14.6 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 12.1 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 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%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	940x
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	158x

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

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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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