Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics30.8% 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 Drive25% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 21 '18 at 03:57
Run Duration196 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%
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 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
60.9% Good
Memory 75.2
1-Core 70.6
2-Core 133
56% 93 Pts
4-Core 253
8-Core 361
38% 307 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
30.8% Below average
Lighting 38.3
Reflection 29.3
Parallax 35.8
31% 34.5 fps
MRender 37.4
Gravity 37.1
Splatting 35.4
30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 242 201 197 177 232 MB/s
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
25% Poor
Read 228
Write 259
Mixed 97.3
SusWrite 213
45% 199 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 12
4K Mixed 0.6
9% 4.63 MB/s
DQ Read 7.4
DQ Write 10.6
DQ Mixed 3.7
4% 7.23 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 25%
Great: 123%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
110GB free
Firmware: EXT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 179 143 128 120 119 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 397
Write 302
Mixed 327
SusWrite 168
67% 298 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 57.1
4K Mixed 36.2
120% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 155
122% 168 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.1% Poor
MC Read 8.7
MC Write 8
MC Mixed 7.6
23% 8.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 7.5
21% 7.3 GB/s
Latency 90
44% 90 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 25.1%
Great: 49%

 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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