Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics34.9% 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150601
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateSep 23 '17 at 19:10
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 64%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Memory 79.3
1-Core 57.3
2-Core 106
51% 80.7 Pts
4-Core 145
8-Core 189
21% 167 Pts
64-Core 236
15% 236 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7.1
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
34.9% Below average
Lighting 42.9
Reflection 49.5
Parallax 55.3
35% 49.3 fps
MRender 51.3
Gravity 41.1
Splatting 37.3
35% 43.2 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 35%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
763GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 150
Mixed 153
121% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.12
4K Write 2.48
4K Mixed 0.27
123% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
30.8% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 10.2
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 10.3
21% 7.27 GB/s
Latency 81.8
49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 35%

 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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