Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics32.5% 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 Drive42% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime4 Days
Run DateJan 07 '19 at 05:14
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$90
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Memory 79.6
1-Core 58.8
2-Core 107
52% 81.9 Pts
4-Core 189
8-Core 215
26% 202 Pts
64-Core 239
15% 239 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
32.5% Below average
Lighting 41.8
Reflection 29
Parallax 34.2
34% 35 fps
MRender 35.9
Gravity 38.2
Splatting 34.3
29% 36.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$33
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z22000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 97 98 101 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
42% Average
Read 368
Write 297
Mixed 199
SusWrite 98.7
54% 241 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 52.8
4K Mixed 7.8
66% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 23
DQ Write 90.5
DQ Mixed 9.1
21% 40.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 42%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50
890GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 97 98 101 100 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 110
Write 101
Mixed 73
SusWrite 98.7
71% 95.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 CMZ8GX3M2A160 CML8GX3M2A160 CML8GX3M2A160 16GB
667, 667, 667, 667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.1% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 10
MC Mixed 10.4
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 8.7
22% 7.73 GB/s
Latency 81.4
49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,199 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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