Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, SSD, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics10.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120814
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 19 '15 at 17:00
Run Duration77 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 850
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 59.2
2-Core 119
40% 89.1 Pts
4-Core 236
8-Core 233
31% 234 Pts
64-Core 227
14% 227 Pts
Poor: 38% Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6770
MSI(1462 2142) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.501.1003.0
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
10.9% Very poor
Lighting 14.5
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 12.2
12% 12.4 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 10.8
Splatting 12
9% 11.2 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.9%
Great: 11%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD3200AVJS-63WDA0 320GB
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
42.1% Average
Read 78.8
Write 67.7
Mixed 39.9
46% 62.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.36
87% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 59%
Typical GA-970A-DS3 Builds (Compare 350 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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