Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics30.2% 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)
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.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131015
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateNov 13 '17 at 17:01
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Memory 79.9
1-Core 57.2
2-Core 105
52% 80.8 Pts
4-Core 169
8-Core 205
24% 187 Pts
64-Core 237
15% 237 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.2% Below average
Lighting 40.9
Reflection 29.4
Parallax 48.9
33% 39.7 fps
MRender 30.7
Gravity 19.9
Splatting 35.9
24% 28.8 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 34%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 525ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
52GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
39.6% Below average
Read 72.3
Write 65.8
Mixed 58.3
49% 65.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.14
4K Write 0.73
4K Mixed 0.11
31% 0.32 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
38.5% Below average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 11.2
MC Mixed 13.9
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 6.8
SC Mixed 9.7
23% 8.13 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 38.5%
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 3,173 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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