Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.58% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive58.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory15.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141229
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 25 '19 at 14:49
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 93%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Memory 93.7
1-Core 23.2
2-Core 41.7
41% 52.9 Pts
4-Core 81.9
8-Core 201
16% 142 Pts
64-Core 354
22% 354 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
MSI(1462 2368) 1GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
9.58% Terrible
Lighting 11.1
Reflection 12.9
Parallax 9.16
9% 11.1 fps
MRender 13.1
Gravity 10.2
Splatting 14.9
11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.58%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
GOODRAM 240GB
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 74 87 59 84 32 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 403
Write 374
Mixed 269
SusWrite 91.3
64% 284 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 60
4K Mixed 31.6
111% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 31.3
DQ Write 88.8
DQ Mixed 39
36% 53 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
567GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 114 113 111 114 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
65.2% Good
Read 114
Write 108
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 113
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 1
165% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS BLS4G3D1609DS BLS8G3D1609DS BLS4G3D1609DS 24GB
800, 800, 800, 800 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
48.6% Average
MC Read 20
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 17.5
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 11.8
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,173 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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