Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 10 '20 at 16:02
Run Duration	298 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58% Above average	Memory 83.3 1-Core 52.3 2-Core 88.1 50% 74.6 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 307 30% 243 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 1,888 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Nvidia(10DE 1407) 2GB CLim: 1240 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 20.5 Reflection 19.3 Parallax 17.6 17% 19.2 fps	MRender 23.7 Gravity 18.9 Splatting 26.7 19% 23.1 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 234 244 235 220 247 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	53% Above average	Read 287 Write 340 Mixed 266 SusWrite 231 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 44.5 4K Mixed 23.4 81% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 22.4 DQ Write 76.8 DQ Mixed 23.3 26% 40.8 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 36 33 33 33 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 94%
Intenso External USB 3.0 5TB 224 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 359GB free Firmware: 1405 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 27.8 Write 28.8 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 17.4 19% 25.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.5 187% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 232GB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 92 94 94 94 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 118 Write 89.8 Mixed 69 SusWrite 91.3 68% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 567GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 101 105 108 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 140 Write 128 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 102 70% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3GB free Firmware: 0915 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 132 Write 145 Mixed 106 95% 128 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.8 354% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 89%
ST3000DM 001-1CH166 3TB 147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 549GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 105 106 108 107 109 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 175 Write 137 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 104 157% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 71%
WDC WD10 EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 127GB free, PID b159 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 29 29 30 30 29 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	16.1% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 29.5 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 29.1 38% 28.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 18%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 93GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 28 Write 30.5 Mixed 27 SusWrite 14.2 34% 24.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 54%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 147GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0 0 0 0 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	7.83% Terrible	Read 28.2 Write 30.5 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 2.3 27% 21.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 57% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 7.83% Great: 45%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 70GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	9.03% Terrible	Read 18 Write 30.3 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 2 27% 19.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 9.03% Great: 54%
TrekStor DS maxi g.u 2TB 458GB free, PID 001b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	13.4% Very poor	Read 29 Write 30.2 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 28.7 39% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 53% 0.7 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2x8GB 1,351 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	42.1% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 15.3 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 9.9 25% 8.63 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 55%

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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	939x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	853x
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	157x

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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