Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics29.8% 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 Drive63.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '18 at 21:57
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320E-$87
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
62.1% Good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 65.2
2-Core 130
58% 93.1 Pts
4-Core 219
8-Core 352
35% 286 Pts
64-Core 353
22% 353 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
Asus(1043 85D9) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
29.8% Poor
Lighting 37.3
Reflection 26
Parallax 32.6
30% 31.9 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 34.5
Splatting 32.9
29% 35.4 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 120GB
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 135 138 155 156 156 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
63.3% Good
Read 351
Write 337
Mixed 298
SusWrite 147
64% 283 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 50.3
4K Mixed 36.4
119% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 38.4
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 55.9
47% 65.5 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 115%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
745GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 139 139 156 158 157 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 153
Mixed 32.6
SusWrite 150
91% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5673GB0- Kingmax FLFE85F-C8KJ9 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ 12GB
667, 667, 800 MHz
2048, 2048, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
26.1% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 6.4
23% 8.03 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 7.5
24% 8.3 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 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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