Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive47.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '19 at 21:15
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320E-$87
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
63% Good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 67.9
2-Core 119
60% 93.2 Pts
4-Core 184
8-Core 341
31% 262 Pts
64-Core 331
20% 331 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 63%
Great: 65%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Biwin SSD 256GB
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T171027b
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 52 54 54 54 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 398
Write 52.5
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 53.2
31% 145 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 35.1
4K Mixed 20.7
82% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 89.6
DQ Write 50.1
DQ Mixed 41.5
38% 60.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 129%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB
469GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 110 111 110 111 102 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 90.5
Write 96.3
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 108
64% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.4
162% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ 12GB
933, 800 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
47.5% Average
MC Read 19
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 16
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 13.2
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $366
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