Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 27%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 23.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics4.58% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive64.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170713
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '18 at 12:59
Run Duration100 Seconds
Run User BLR-User
Background CPU 76%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
23.3% Poor
Memory 29.3
1-Core 29.6
2-Core 57.8
23% 38.9 Pts
4-Core 96.2
8-Core 119
14% 108 Pts
64-Core 117
7% 117 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 23.3%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
Device(0000 0000) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
4.58% Terrible
Lighting 5.3
Reflection 8.42
Parallax 1.78
4% 5.17 fps
MRender 8.9
Gravity 4
Splatting 6.04
5% 6.32 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.58%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 476
Write 373
Mixed 384
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 32
4K Mixed 15.1
71% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 26.4
DQ Write 60.5
DQ Mixed 14.3
19% 33.8 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
20.4% Poor
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 9
22% 7.77 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 3.1
SC Mixed 4.4
10% 3.67 GB/s
Latency 259
16% 259 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 20.4%
Great: 100%

 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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