Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive56% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3  (all builds)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140909
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateDec 15 '18 at 23:58
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
63.8% Good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 70.2
2-Core 127
58% 93.7 Pts
4-Core 240
8-Core 395
39% 317 Pts
64-Core 403
25% 403 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 145
Parallax 136
103% 136 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 142
Splatting 111
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
729GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 258 277 283 300 286 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
56% Above average
Read 291
Write 300
Mixed 197
SusWrite 271
60% 265 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 45.4
4K Mixed 23.5
83% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 25
DQ Write 64.2
DQ Mixed 29.9
27% 39.7 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 56%
Great: 133%
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB-$146
606GB free
Firmware: E8FK11.L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 503 496 499 508 511 509 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 576
Mixed 504
SusWrite 504
118% 521 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 74.4
4K Mixed 42.6
135% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 554
DQ Write 459
DQ Mixed 485
369% 499 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 116%
Great: 159%
Corsair Neutron XTi 480GB-$247
445GB free
Firmware: SAFC02.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 311 307 314 315 315 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 381
Write 380
Mixed 252
SusWrite 310
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 47.4
4K Mixed 26.6
94% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 28.6
DQ Write 77.6
DQ Mixed 37.4
33% 47.9 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 14.9
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 11.9
28% 9.87 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 43%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3 Builds (Compare 350 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $366
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