Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics64% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150601
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '19 at 08:36
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
65.1% Good
Memory 85.8
1-Core 70.8
2-Core 134
60% 96.8 Pts
4-Core 241
8-Core 439
41% 340 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1560 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
64% Good
Lighting 82.4
Reflection 77.2
Parallax 101
67% 87 fps
MRender 69.8
Gravity 84.6
Splatting 61.6
58% 72 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB
909GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 316 346 348 345 350 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
63.6% Good
Read 342
Write 340
Mixed 276
SusWrite 338
73% 324 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 46.9
4K Mixed 26.9
85% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 26.9
DQ Write 85
DQ Mixed 36.7
34% 49.5 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
887GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 99 60 68 81 72 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
70% Very good
Read 161
Write 150
Mixed 30.8
SusWrite 82.7
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 70%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
49.9% Average
MC Read 20
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 17.8
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 13.7
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 97%

 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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