Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.7% 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)
Boot Drive69.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 05 '19 at 14:52
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 94.4
1-Core 82.3
2-Core 165
69% 114 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 495
51% 410 Pts
64-Core 480
30% 480 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Lighting 47.7
Reflection 32.4
Parallax 44
39% 41.4 fps
MRender 39.5
Gravity 43
Splatting 37.7
33% 40.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03070009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 55 50 53 52 53 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 476
Write 298
Mixed 119
SusWrite 69.5
53% 240 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 60.4
4K Mixed 39.3
134% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 63.8
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 37.8
45% 76.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 85%
Gigabyte SSD 120GB-$31
25GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 107 114 65 59 60 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 346
Write 163
Mixed 185
SusWrite 110
44% 201 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 40.3
4K Mixed 24
94% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 25
DQ Write 52.3
DQ Mixed 23
22% 33.4 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
608GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 157 157 158 158 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87% Excellent
Read 146
Write 138
Mixed 126
SusWrite 157
105% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
56.9% Above average
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 20.4
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 15.3
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 58.8
68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 54%

 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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