Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics90.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive46.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141229
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 05 '16 at 22:57
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User SLV-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 93.2
1-Core 78.8
2-Core 145
65% 106 Pts
4-Core 269
8-Core 484
45% 377 Pts
64-Core 481
30% 481 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6881
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Lighting 111
Reflection 123
Parallax 115
91% 117 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 105
Splatting 110
89% 109 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 458
Write 83.7
Mixed 122
48% 221 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 58.8
4K Mixed 10.7
66% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 79
DQ Write 99.2
DQ Mixed 23.7
36% 67.3 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 73%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150
66GB free
Firmware: MS2OA610 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 84.5
Write 173
Mixed 120
95% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.82
4K Mixed 0.17
81% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
46.9% Average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 14.5
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 12.5
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,176 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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