Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics14.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive78.6% 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 (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170713
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 21 '18 at 03:08
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 50%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T-$254
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Memory 83.4
1-Core 44.5
2-Core 87.3
48% 71.7 Pts
4-Core 162
8-Core 238
25% 200 Pts
64-Core 255
16% 255 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203
EVGA(3842 1372) 1GB
CLim: 763 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
14.2% Very poor
Lighting 16.3
Reflection 18.9
Parallax 14.6
13% 16.6 fps
MRender 22.9
Gravity 16.5
Splatting 19.1
16% 19.5 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M5M mSATA 256GB-$240
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 327 280 334 340 337 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 438
Write 317
Mixed 250
SusWrite 321
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 49
4K Mixed 29.2
102% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 146
131% 199 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 96%
Patriot Pyro 120GB-$73
112GB free
Firmware: 332ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 92 93 90 90 87 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
47.5% Average
Read 162
Write 117
Mixed 125
SusWrite 91.7
28% 124 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 57.4
4K Mixed 27.2
96% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 114
88% 122 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.2% Below average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 12.4
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 7.5
18% 6.27 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 56%

 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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