Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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. 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive76% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX  (all builds)
Memory19 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170713
Uptime17.9 Days
Run DateDec 12 '19 at 22:28
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8310
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
64.2% Good
Memory 89.7
1-Core 68.1
2-Core 132
60% 96.7 Pts
4-Core 211
8-Core 340
34% 276 Pts
64-Core 343
21% 343 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 128
Parallax 130
112% 132 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 134
Splatting 107
111% 141 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 960GB-$48
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900612
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 113 114 114 114 114 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
76% Very good
Read 431
Write 375
Mixed 318
SusWrite 144
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 69.6
4K Mixed 38.1
138% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 40.9
65% 125 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76%
Great: 104%
Adata SP600 128GB
1GB free
Firmware: 2.9
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,719
Write 35.7
Mixed 57.1
195% 937 MB/s
4K Read 273
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 4.6
421% 93.2 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 92%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
146GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 102 104 105 106 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 94.3
Write 91.7
Mixed 67.1
SusWrite 102
65% 88.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS OCZ3G1333LV4G BLS8G3D1609DS OCZ3G1333LV4G 24GB
800, 667, 800, 667 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
45.1% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 15.1
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 13.9
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P FX Builds (Compare 425 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
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Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 16%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $206
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