Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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 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.
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
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 19 '17 at 00:22
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
59.4% Above average
Memory 84.5
1-Core 65.7
2-Core 114
56% 88 Pts
4-Core 201
8-Core 204
27% 202 Pts
64-Core 136
8% 136 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
32.1% Below average
Lighting 40.1
Reflection 31.4
Parallax 41.5
33% 37.7 fps
MRender 38.6
Gravity 38.4
Splatting 36.8
31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
2TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 147
Write 131
Mixed 161
111% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 0.56
4K Mixed 0.25
74% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 190
Write 96.4
Mixed 127
103% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 0.54
4K Mixed 0.23
66% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
826GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 108
Write 165
Mixed 126
100% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 5.36
4K Mixed 1.01
247% 2.41 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
49.8% Average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.4
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,172 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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