Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 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 62.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics71.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 14 '19 at 13:21
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 42%
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 PC Performing below expectations (25th 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 (61st percentile)
62.5% Good
Memory 82.1
1-Core 72.9
2-Core 124
58% 93.2 Pts
4-Core 233
8-Core 398
38% 316 Pts
64-Core 435
27% 435 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.7% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 91.1
Parallax 84.2
82% 92.2 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 0.03
Splatting 77
51% 61.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 81%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LHF002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 243 245 237 256 268 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
70% Good
Read 400
Write 227
Mixed 242
SusWrite 243
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 45.4
4K Mixed 29.7
96% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 149
127% 186 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 70%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ 16GB
800, 800, 800 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.1% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 8.2
MC Mixed 7.6
24% 8.27 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 7.5
21% 7.47 GB/s
Latency 76.7
52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,176 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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