Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
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.
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 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.7% 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 Drive48.8% 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 25 '17 at 20:20
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.6% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 76.5
2-Core 150
65% 106 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 479
45% 374 Pts
64-Core 472
29% 472 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185
CLim: 1065 MHz, MLim: 1365 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.4.4
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Lighting 47.7
Reflection 34.3
Parallax 57
39% 46.3 fps
MRender 32.3
Gravity 43.6
Splatting 41.6
32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 34%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 456
Write 237
Mixed 143
61% 279 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 28.2
4K Mixed 6.17
53% 18 MB/s
DQ Read 20.7
DQ Write 29.4
DQ Mixed 29.6
21% 26.6 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
67GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 125
Write 99.4
Mixed 126
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.19
71% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT51264BD160B 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
44.1% Average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 13
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 12.6
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 44.1%
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 3,175 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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