Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory21.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 27 '18 at 01:01
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Memory 76.3
1-Core 53.2
2-Core 104
49% 77.7 Pts
4-Core 208
8-Core 419
37% 313 Pts
64-Core 421
26% 421 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 411.63
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
4.62% Terrible
Lighting 5.6
Reflection 2.38
Parallax 4.94
5% 4.31 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 4.27
Splatting 3.13
5% 6.26 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 4.62%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$35
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0520AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 139 53 53 53 52 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 452
Write 406
Mixed 379
SusWrite 84.5
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 56.9
4K Mixed 34.8
115% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 189
142% 189 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 93%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
930GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 185 186 185 185 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 172
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 184
104% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend TS1GLK64W6H 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
43.5% Average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 16.1
46% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.3
SC Mixed 8.3
20% 7.17 GB/s
Latency 87.6
46% 87.6 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 43.5%
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 3,185 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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