AMD 970A-DS3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.
MotherboardAMD 970A-DS3  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121018
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 27 '20 at 16:18
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$90
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
61.5% Good
Memory 85.4
1-Core 67.2
2-Core 126
58% 92.8 Pts
4-Core 205
8-Core 295
31% 250 Pts
64-Core 292
18% 292 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
MSI(1462 8A92) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 405 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
7% Terrible
Lighting 8.07
Reflection 7.69
Parallax 8.69
7% 8.15 fps
MRender 7.81
Gravity 10
Splatting 10.3
8% 9.4 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 480GB 480GB
217GB free
Firmware: S0423B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 323 339 340 25 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Read 379
Write 316
Mixed 9.8
SusWrite 181
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 0.4
35% 9.07 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28
803GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 99 128 137 155 168 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 102
Write 125
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 134
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-034.A 99U5471-012.A 8GB
800, 667 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
28% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 8.2
25% 8.83 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 8.8
24% 8.3 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 28%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A-DS3 Builds (Compare 44 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: AMD 970A-DS3

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