Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics81.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive53.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141031
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 31 '19 at 21:32
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.5% Good
Memory 92.9
1-Core 72.2
2-Core 143
64% 103 Pts
4-Core 250
8-Core 432
41% 341 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.5% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 110
Parallax 93.2
83% 101 fps
MRender 95.3
Gravity 98.5
Splatting 95.8
79% 96.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X300 128GB-$170
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X3510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 96 107 111 111 108 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
53.5% Above average
Read 372
Write 264
Mixed 134
SusWrite 105
48% 219 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 58.9
4K Mixed 24.5
96% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 26.9
DQ Write 97.4
DQ Mixed 28.4
32% 50.9 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 92%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
911GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 111 113 115 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 115
Write 104
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 111
63% 87.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
51.1% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 17.9
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 13.2
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 51%

 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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