Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive29.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '19 at 09:59
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 (100th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 75.4
2-Core 150
64% 105 Pts
4-Core 294
8-Core 439
46% 366 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.4.3
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Lighting 68.4
Reflection 68.8
Parallax 79.2
56% 72.1 fps
MRender 70.3
Gravity 65
Splatting 56.7
52% 64 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$15
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900612
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 59 59 58 59 59 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
29.9% Poor
Read 160
Write 86.5
Mixed 104
SusWrite 87.9
24% 110 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 23.7
4K Mixed 12.4
58% 18.6 MB/s
DQ Read 14.1
DQ Write 21.3
DQ Mixed 15.6
12% 17 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 87%
WD Blue 400GB (2007)-$42
83GB free
Firmware: 12.01C01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 64 58 56 64 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
30.2% Below average
Read 43.5
Write 43
Mixed 34.5
SusWrite 61.2
34% 45.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
46.1% Average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 13.9
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 11.7
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,196 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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