Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics26.8% 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)
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory0.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130408
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 17 '19 at 19:34
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
66.6% Good
Memory 87
1-Core 65.8
2-Core 126
58% 92.9 Pts
4-Core 251
8-Core 401
40% 326 Pts
64-Core 421
26% 421 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
CLim: 945 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.2.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
26.8% Poor
Lighting 33.6
Reflection 30.5
Parallax 40.9
27% 35 fps
MRender 27.4
Gravity 28.1
Splatting 36
26% 30.5 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 26%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S060GG25 60GB
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R211
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 212
Write 48.5
Mixed 75.3
24% 112 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 25
83% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 25.1
DQ Write 59.7
DQ Mixed 25
24% 36.6 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 64%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78
692GB free
Firmware: MK7OA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 5.2 7.7 12 11 21 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
7.07% Terrible
Read 14.5
Write 22
Mixed 13.5
SusWrite 10
11% 15 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
29% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 7.07%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.7% Poor
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 8.8
MC Mixed 7.2
25% 8.83 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 7.9
SC Mixed 0.4
15% 5.37 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 26.7%
Great: 47%

 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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