Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56% 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 Drive93.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateNov 11 '19 at 21:50
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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)
70.1% Very good
Memory 93.8
1-Core 74.9
2-Core 130
63% 99.6 Pts
4-Core 252
8-Core 430
41% 341 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
56% Above average
Lighting 70.4
Reflection 68.5
Parallax 97.1
57% 78.6 fps
MRender 70.6
Gravity 71.6
Splatting 56.7
53% 66.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 387 399 415 414 414 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 411
Mixed 338
SusWrite 395
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 73.1
4K Mixed 35.5
126% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 206
165% 232 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
807GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 166 167 168 168 166 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 134
Mixed 81
SusWrite 166
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-433.A BLS4G3D1609DS 9905403-433.A BLS4G3D1609DS 16GB
667, 800, 667, 800 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
50% Average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 17.5
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 13.4
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 50%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,174 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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HDDRAMUSB
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