Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics51.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '18 at 00:54
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
66.5% Good
Memory 86.8
1-Core 74
2-Core 124
60% 95 Pts
4-Core 251
8-Core 441
42% 346 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1310 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.1.1
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
51.4% Above average
Lighting 64.7
Reflection 66.1
Parallax 78.6
53% 69.8 fps
MRender 63.7
Gravity 61.3
Splatting 55.2
49% 60.1 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
761GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 167
Mixed 159
130% 173 MB/s
4K Read 1.11
4K Write 2.39
4K Mixed 0.33
127% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
729GB free, PID a200
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
39.9% Below average
Read 93.2
Write 97.5
Mixed 96.5
125% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.2
64% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya M2F8G64CB8HC5 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.5% Below average
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 9
29% 10 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 10
28% 9.77 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 57%

 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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