Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics71.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive30% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory18.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 31 '19 at 10:15
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 94%
Watch Gameplay: 1660-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
62.4% Good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 62.8
2-Core 127
56% 90.5 Pts
4-Core 233
8-Core 383
38% 308 Pts
64-Core 393
24% 393 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Nvidia(10DE 2182) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.4% Very good
Lighting 90.9
Reflection 83.1
Parallax 74.9
74% 83 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 77.7
Splatting 65.7
66% 83.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 54 111 89 64 123 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
30% Poor
Read 220
Write 91.3
Mixed 110
SusWrite 87.3
28% 127 MB/s
4K Read 13.3
4K Write 25.2
4K Mixed 11.4
48% 16.6 MB/s
DQ Read 29
DQ Write 29.8
DQ Mixed 26.8
21% 28.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 30%
Great: 85%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
191GB free
Firmware: UF4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 278 273 261 262 258 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
15.5% Very poor
Read 9.7
Write 6.8
Mixed 9.5
SusWrite 241
15% 66.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.1
1% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 15.5%
Great: 56%
Hitachi HTS725050B7E630 500GB
143GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 126 132 135 134 133 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
40.1% Average
Read 7.8
Write 66.5
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 132
42% 57.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.1
28% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 188 189 189 188 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 146
Mixed 85
SusWrite 186
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 108%
Great: 114%
Toshiba MK1665GSX H 160GB
144GB free
Firmware: GJ001Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 36 33 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 16% Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-003.A Corsair CMX32GX3M4A16 9905584-017.A Corsair CMX16GX3M2A16 24GB
800, 667, 800, 667 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.1% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 15.2
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 11
26% 9.1 GB/s
Latency 77.1
52% 77.1 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,179 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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