Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics32.1% 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 Drive38.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 22 '20 at 12:39
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
68.4% Good
Memory 90
1-Core 74.9
2-Core 141
63% 102 Pts
4-Core 254
8-Core 422
41% 338 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
Gigabyte(1458 355A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
32.1% Below average
Lighting 37.9
Reflection 35.4
Parallax 45.5
31% 39.6 fps
MRender 48.7
Gravity 44.5
Splatting 36
34% 43.1 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 65 11 37 117 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
38.6% Below average
Read 372
Write 277
Mixed 204
SusWrite 51.5
50% 226 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 21.6
4K Mixed 18.3
63% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 19.8
DQ Write 22.9
DQ Mixed 21
16% 21.2 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 53%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$23
464GB free
Firmware: MS1OA7C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 40 68 11 42 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 176
Write 173
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 53.8
79% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 103%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
836GB free
Firmware: 2AR20002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 92 95 94 94 95 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 87.8
Write 41
Mixed 34
SusWrite 92
46% 63.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0N Samsung M378B5273DH0- NT4GC64B8HG0N Samsung M378B5273DH0- 16GB
800, 800, 800, 800 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.5% Average
MC Read 20
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 17.3
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 13.7
32% 11 GB/s
Latency 67.3
60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,216 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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