Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31.8% 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 Drive49.2% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141229
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '18 at 22:19
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 72.9
2-Core 138
63% 101 Pts
4-Core 278
8-Core 438
44% 358 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
31.8% Below average
Lighting 39.8
Reflection 31.5
Parallax 37.6
32% 36.3 fps
MRender 38.4
Gravity 37.5
Splatting 36.6
31% 37.5 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
49.2% Average
Read 505
Write 119
Mixed 228
62% 284 MB/s
4K Read 11.4
4K Write 54.9
4K Mixed 5.39
53% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 4.94
44% 103 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 78%
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40
70GB free
Firmware: JF100-19 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 73.3
Write 72.8
Mixed 71.2
54% 72.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.31
79% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 42%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44
52GB free
Firmware: 1AG01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Read 86.1
Write 92.6
Mixed 81.3
65% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 2.13
4K Mixed 0.36
100% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
46.8% Average
MC Read 20
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 14.9
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 12
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 46.8%
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 3,171 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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