Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics30.8% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141031
Uptime13 Days
Run DateAug 01 '17 at 17:50
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
39.9% Below average
Memory 66.6
1-Core 23.1
2-Core 44.4
32% 44.7 Pts
4-Core 74.6
8-Core 104
11% 89.6 Pts
64-Core 101
6% 101 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Zotac(19DA 2375) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 353.62
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.8% Below average
Lighting 37.4
Reflection 45.6
Parallax 38.1
30% 40.3 fps
MRender 38.5
Gravity 41.1
Splatting 36.4
31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
644GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
61% Good
Read 107
Write 106
Mixed 118
83% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.25
76% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 61%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
29% Poor
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 11.2
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 7.4
16% 5.73 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,174 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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