AMD 970A-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 61.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	79.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	56.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	AMD 970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121018
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '19 at 12:27
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 64.5 2-Core 124 56% 90.3 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 347 34% 282 Pts	64-Core 348 22% 348 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.8% Very good	Lighting 76.9 Reflection 117 Parallax 197 63% 130 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 175 Splatting 121 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 240 188 213 194 215 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 272 Write 347 Mixed 238 SusWrite 218 61% 269 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 52.6 4K Mixed 28.4 96% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 27 DQ Write 87.1 DQ Mixed 33.5 32% 49.2 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 107%
Corsair Force GS 240GB-$261 4,179 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 79GB free Firmware: 5.81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 163 167 172 172 172 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	60% Above average	Read 281 Write 269 Mixed 253 SusWrite 166 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 33.1 115% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 35.1 DQ Write 89.4 DQ Mixed 46.1 40% 56.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 93%
Seagate M3 Portable 2TB 4,943 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1402 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 30.3 Write 29.7 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 29.5 22% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 64%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 162 167 172 172 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 162 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 166 97% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 108%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 392GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 71 72 69 71 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 64 Write 62.5 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 71 46% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 3x8GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.3% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 7.7 24% 8.27 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 8.1 22% 7.73 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: AMD 970A-DS3

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	10x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	7x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	3x
Radeon HD 6670AMDBench 6%, 32,193 samples	3x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	3x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
128GB 128GBNetacBench 58%, 1,666 samples	2x
VERTEX2 240GBOCZBench 71%, 5 samples	2x

RAM
XMS3 DDR3 2x4GBCorsairBench 41%, 479 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBKingstonBench 40%, 4,425 samples	2x
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 4,885 samples	2x

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Value: 36% - Below average

Total price: $187

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16