Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics32.5% 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 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 19 '18 at 15:18
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8300-$168
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
62.4% Good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 64.6
2-Core 126
57% 91.6 Pts
4-Core 222
8-Core 364
36% 293 Pts
64-Core 364
23% 364 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
32.5% Below average
Lighting 40.6
Reflection 31.8
Parallax 38.7
33% 37 fps
MRender 39.7
Gravity 38.8
Splatting 36.6
31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST1000DM 010-2EP102 1TB
798GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 162
Mixed 157
122% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.07
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.32
110% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-060.A Hynix HMT41GU6MFR8C 16GB
667, 800 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
44.6% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 15.5
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 11.3
27% 9.47 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,174 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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