Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics16.2% 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 Drive16.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130408
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 16 '19 at 20:37
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th 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 way below expectations (5th percentile)
42.4% Average
Memory 63.7
1-Core 41.2
2-Core 57.3
37% 54.1 Pts
4-Core 119
8-Core 152
17% 136 Pts
64-Core 44.9
3% 44.9 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Asus(1043 84BE) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
16.2% Very poor
Lighting 20
Reflection 15.9
Parallax 18.1
16% 18 fps
MRender 24
Gravity 19.9
Splatting 16.1
16% 20 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.2%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71B1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 36 43 25 27 17 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
16.4% Very poor
Read 106
Write 67.5
Mixed 60.7
SusWrite 33.9
15% 67 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 7.3
4K Mixed 8.6
33% 9.27 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 100%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
540GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 89 89 89 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
41.1% Average
Read 54.6
Write 50.1
Mixed 36.6
SusWrite 88.7
42% 57.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 59%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
160GB free
Firmware: 12.01C02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 37 46 26 27 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
28.4% Poor
Read 63.7
Write 63.5
Mixed 48.7
SusWrite 34.8
39% 52.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
365GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 98 103 104 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 113
Write 118
Mixed 18.2
SusWrite 103
63% 88 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.4
76% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ 9905471-079.A 16GB
800, 800 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
22.8% Poor
MC Read 9.6
MC Write 8.1
MC Mixed 6.3
23% 8 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 3.9
14% 4.73 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.8%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,200 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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