Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics58.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 14 '17 at 18:03
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 93
1-Core 66
2-Core 131
61% 96.6 Pts
4-Core 258
8-Core 389
40% 324 Pts
64-Core 387
24% 387 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Lighting 73
Reflection 69.3
Parallax 60.3
60% 67.6 fps
MRender 69.9
Gravity 68.2
Splatting 70.2
57% 69.4 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
466GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 105
Write 93
Mixed 79.5
69% 92.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.45
96% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
48.8% Average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 15.8
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 12.6
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,167 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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