Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.5% 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	46.6% 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

11 months ago, 11 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1152 x 864 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121023
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '23 at 02:13
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 70.2 2-Core 114 56% 89 Pts	4-Core 251 8-Core 402 40% 326 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX590 GME 1,573 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Asus(1043 05A1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1420 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.5.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 94.9 57% 76.9 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 81.2 Splatting 48.9 52% 65.1 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 64GB-$92 7,336 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 71 77 77 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 393 Write 111 Mixed 157 SusWrite 74.5 40% 184 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 16 80% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 27.9 DQ Write 81.3 DQ Mixed 18 24% 42.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 65%
Hitachi HDS721025CLA382 250GB-$20 5,436 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 25GB free Firmware: JP1OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 79 72 77 78 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 72 Write 67 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 75.6 48% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 75%
Seagate Expansion 512GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 23GB free, PID 2312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 141 39 38 19 17 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	123% Outstanding	Read 222 Write 211 Mixed 179 SusWrite 73.1 223% 171 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 23.3 4K Mixed 4.2 993% 14.3 MB/s	DQ Read 18.7 DQ Write 34.5 DQ Mixed 4.8 1,406% 19.3 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 161%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.8% Average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 12.4 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	85	16.1"	1280 720	SAM0109

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	61x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	47x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	18x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	18x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $72Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	63x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	60x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	33x

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