Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170713
Uptime7 Days
Run DateMay 16 '18 at 20:59
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
66% Good
Memory 79.7
1-Core 75.7
2-Core 146
60% 100 Pts
4-Core 283
8-Core 436
44% 359 Pts
64-Core 438
27% 438 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 66%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.6% Good
Lighting 75.1
Reflection 75.9
Parallax 66
61% 72.4 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 71.9
Splatting 73.5
59% 72.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
635GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 72.1
Write 92.3
Mixed 107
69% 90.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.23
4K Mixed 0.12
53% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-052.A 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27% Poor
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 8.8
MC Mixed 7.7
24% 8.57 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 9.3
24% 8.33 GB/s
Latency 81.1
49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 27%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-970A-DS3P FX Builds (Compare 425 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $206
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