Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	42.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '19 at 21:46
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 62.9 2-Core 109 56% 86.7 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 324 33% 269 Pts	64-Core 327 20% 327 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.75 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.2% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 60.2 52% 63.7 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 61.2 Splatting 53.3 50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 82 60 56 57 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 192 Write 347 Mixed 314 SusWrite 82.2 53% 234 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 48.6 4K Mixed 7.3 73% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 103 108% 176 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 558GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 144 145 144 144 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	75% Very good	Read 120 Write 112 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 142 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ 16GB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 933, 800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	47.4% Average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 17.1 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 12.5 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,175 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	940x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	854x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	395x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	279x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	180x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	159x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	140x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	109x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	61x

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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16