Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive31.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory20.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141031
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 19 '19 at 06:41
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 32%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
63.8% Good
Memory 86.9
1-Core 67.5
2-Core 132
59% 95.4 Pts
4-Core 226
8-Core 296
33% 261 Pts
64-Core 300
19% 300 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.43
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.4% Good
Lighting 76.5
Reflection 74
Parallax 70.7
62% 73.8 fps
MRender 63.1
Gravity 69.7
Splatting 72.3
56% 68.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 27 26 28 28 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
31.9% Below average
Read 412
Write 216
Mixed 59.5
SusWrite 38.1
40% 181 MB/s
4K Read 12.7
4K Write 10.7
4K Mixed 10.9
39% 11.4 MB/s
DQ Read 32.7
DQ Write 15.4
DQ Mixed 13.4
13% 20.5 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 56%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40
78GB free
Firmware: CR100-13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 37 41 47 54 50 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Read 20.7
Write 47
Mixed 17.5
SusWrite 44.7
24% 32.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.4
68% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 196 196 196 196 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 149
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 196
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 112%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ CT51264BA160B KHX1600C10D3/ CT51264BA160B 24GB
800, 800, 800, 800 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.1% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 13.8
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 10.8
28% 9.87 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 45%

 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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