Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	46.1% 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	96% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '19 at 03:31
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 87.3 1-Core 72.3 2-Core 132 60% 97.1 Pts	4-Core 233 8-Core 431 40% 332 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% PowerColor(148C 2379) CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.1% Average	Lighting 56.5 Reflection 62.5 Parallax 70.7 46% 63.2 fps	MRender 63.6 Gravity 55.6 Splatting 52 46% 57.1 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$40 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 299 264 265 305 289 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 409 Mixed 308 SusWrite 284 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 51.2 168% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 88.9 DQ Mixed 120 106% 164 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 128%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 5.5TB free Firmware: RA0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 101 101 101 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 133 Write 106 Mixed 70.9 SusWrite 100 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 87%
Hitachi HDS72303 3TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2.5TB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 142 141 141 141 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.2% Above average	Read 136 Write 140 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 141 166% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 102% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8A Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0N HMT451U6AFR8A Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0N 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.7% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 15.7 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 9.9 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 45%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	955x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	864x
FX-8320AMD $203Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	403x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	284x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
RX 580AMD $120Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	163x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	142x
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	150x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	69x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	63x

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