Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics97.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170713
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateDec 30 '18 at 18:16
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Memory 92.6
1-Core 72.4
2-Core 143
64% 103 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 440
44% 358 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.7% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 151
Parallax 144
95% 137 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 144
Splatting 114
103% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 399 376 376 372 379 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 438
Mixed 430
SusWrite 380
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 51.7
170% 58.5 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 190
161% 236 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 108%
Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
174GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 122 123 123 123 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 124
Write 138
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 122
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
50.2% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 17.6
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 12.9
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 54%

 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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