Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics68.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141031
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 16 '19 at 12:28
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
60.7% Good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 43.9
2-Core 114
51% 80.5 Pts
4-Core 213
8-Core 248
30% 230 Pts
64-Core 236
15% 236 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.9% Good
Lighting 90.6
Reflection 81.7
Parallax 77.6
74% 83.3 fps
MRender 68.9
Gravity 76.2
Splatting 72.1
59% 72.4 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 405
Write 309
Mixed 357
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 42.2
4K Mixed 32.2
105% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 217
160% 210 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
13GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 393
Write 378
Mixed 329
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 53
4K Mixed 35.4
108% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 245
180% 236 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 190 187 191 189 190 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 137
Mixed 74
SusWrite 189
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 109%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.1% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 8.6
27% 9.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 9
24% 8.5 GB/s
Latency 73.3
54% 73.3 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,172 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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