Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. 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 65%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics12.5% 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 Drive31.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130408
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '19 at 11:59
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
65% Good
Memory 89.5
1-Core 75.6
2-Core 132
62% 99.2 Pts
4-Core 220
8-Core 439
39% 329 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 525 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
12.5% Very poor
Lighting 15.7
Reflection 13.5
Parallax 14.4
13% 14.5 fps
MRender 6.19
Gravity 17.1
Splatting 18.2
12% 13.8 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.5%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 144 149 288 148 189 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
31.6% Below average
Read 184
Write 82.4
Mixed 71.4
SusWrite 199
30% 134 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 17.8
4K Mixed 9.3
38% 12.7 MB/s
DQ Read 9.2
DQ Write 14.9
DQ Mixed 11.8
9% 12 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 100%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24
312GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 106 110 105 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 102
Write 93.9
Mixed 49.4
SusWrite 105
64% 87.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR3 1600 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
32% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 9.1
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 9.9
27% 9.57 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 32%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,174 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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