Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics66.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive55.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3  (all builds)
Memory15.5 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120330
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateDec 05 '18 at 02:18
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
56.7% Above average
Memory 81.8
1-Core 64.6
2-Core 113
55% 86.4 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 176
25% 182 Pts
64-Core 190
12% 190 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
66.9% Good
Lighting 72.8
Reflection 104
Parallax 105
59% 94.1 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 97.6
Splatting 103
82% 99.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 240GB-$160
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 95 97 97 98 98 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Read 313
Write 214
Mixed 248
SusWrite 96
49% 218 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 31.3
111% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 31.6
DQ Write 93.1
DQ Mixed 41.2
38% 55.3 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 91%
Corsair Force 3 90GB-$242
18GB free
Firmware: 1.3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 79 57 58 57 58 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 148
Write 91.1
Mixed 104
SusWrite 65.1
23% 102 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 25.5
103% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 28.6
DQ Write 92.9
DQ Mixed 32.2
33% 51.2 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 56%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30
130GB free
Firmware: SM36
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 98 97 98 98 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
47.9% Average
Read 68.7
Write 48.9
Mixed 38.8
SusWrite 96.7
46% 63.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.8
344% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 64%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$81
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 154 152 154 155 153 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Read 148
Write 149
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 152
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 20GB
null MHz
2048, 8192, 2048, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.5% Below average
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 10.3
MC Mixed 10.2
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 10.7
27% 9.33 GB/s
Latency 77.3
52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3 Builds (Compare 351 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

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

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