Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive86.6% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170713
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 15 '19 at 17:10
Run Duration321 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 75.8
2-Core 149
65% 106 Pts
4-Core 275
8-Core 441
44% 358 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 68%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
401GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 381 376 373 288 294 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 429
Write 371
Mixed 380
SusWrite 347
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 62.7
4K Mixed 38.4
123% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 206
DQ Write 225
DQ Mixed 77.8
96% 169 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 199 198 201 199 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 150
Mixed 154
SusWrite 197
129% 175 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
274% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 114%
Great: 106%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50
739GB free
Firmware: CV13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 190 181 184 192 186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 175
Mixed 97.1
SusWrite 186
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 106%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
52.7% Above average
MC Read 23.2
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 18.3
54% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 12.4
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 52.7%
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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