Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics23.9% 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 Drive52.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateDec 22 '19 at 09:44
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4320 Quad-Core
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
58% Above average
Memory 83.6
1-Core 46.6
2-Core 123
52% 84.4 Pts
4-Core 191
8-Core 186
25% 189 Pts
64-Core 205
13% 205 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 58%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
Asus(1043 8569) 2GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
23.9% Poor
Lighting 29.7
Reflection 29.3
Parallax 26.4
24% 28.5 fps
MRender 31.6
Gravity 26.9
Splatting 27.3
23% 28.6 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
GOODRAM 240GB
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 51 53 61 56 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 407
Write 342
Mixed 309
SusWrite 58.5
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 46.5
4K Mixed 25.1
88% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 61.4
DQ Mixed 135
98% 130 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39
594GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 137 104 25 54 73 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 140
Write 137
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 87.2
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 109%
WD WD2500BEVS-22UST0 250GB
227GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 59 58 58 59 56 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
33.5% Below average
Read 59.8
Write 58.3
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 56.7
39% 52.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-058.A 99U5471-054.A 16GB
800, 800 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.3% Average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 16.1
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 7.9
SC Mixed 11.4
27% 9.37 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 43.3%
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 3,200 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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