Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	74% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	18.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '19 at 23:49
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	64% Good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 66 2-Core 129 57% 92.6 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 373 38% 310 Pts	64-Core 387 24% 387 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 65%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 326GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 327 320 304 315 302 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	74% Very good	Read 299 Write 290 Mixed 250 SusWrite 318 65% 289 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 37.8 128% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 36 DQ Write 92.6 DQ Mixed 47.2 41% 58.6 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 464GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 76 80 80 80 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 146 Write 139 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 78.9 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.6 171% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 173GB free Firmware: 4.AAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 76 79 79 80 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 86.5 Write 63.3 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 78.8 51% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 54%
WD My Passport 0827 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2.5TB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 108 110 109 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 114 Write 107 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 109 129% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 254 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	43.1% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 14.7 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.1 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 76.1 53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 107%

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Gaming 22%

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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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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	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