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 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 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 59.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	47.8% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '21 at 08:23
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	10%

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-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Memory 83.3 1-Core 69.9 2-Core 121 57% 91.3 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 260 30% 232 Pts	64-Core 269 17% 269 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT 1,212 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Device(0000 0000) 256MB Ram: 256MB, Driver: 309.08 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 1.4 3% 1.4 fps
Poor: 1% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 64GB 1,117 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 84 74 72 70 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 354 Write 125 Mixed 136 SusWrite 79.3 38% 174 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 23.8 85% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 27.1 DQ Write 81.5 DQ Mixed 31.9 31% 46.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 81%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 128GB 393 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 53GB free Firmware: T0828A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 262 285 226 48 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 363 Write 268 Mixed 299 SusWrite 193 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 22.2 106% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 120 111% 177 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 168%
SanDisk Cruzer Snap 64GB 325 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 8GB free, PID 55a5 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 8.6 7.7 12 11 11 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 27.9 Write 8.5 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 9 14% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.1 151% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 19%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 14GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 13 14 3.4 2.5 1.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	9.08% Terrible	Read 16.2 Write 14.4 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 8 19% 14 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2 126% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.08% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 10,715 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	49.3% Average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 18.6 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 13 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 54%

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

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	940x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	855x
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	159x

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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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