Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.26% 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 Drive28.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3  (all builds)
Memory2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130123
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMay 24 '20 at 04:55
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core-$150
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
55.9% Above average
Memory 81.3
1-Core 54
2-Core 110
52% 81.7 Pts
4-Core 178
8-Core 181
24% 180 Pts
64-Core 165
10% 165 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
Sapphire(174B E194) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.0
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
7.26% Terrible
Lighting 9.17
Reflection 9.12
Parallax 7.22
8% 8.5 fps
MRender 8.95
Gravity 6.53
Splatting 9.26
7% 8.25 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.26%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61K1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 177 60 98 29 24 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
28.5% Poor
Read 182
Write 112
Mixed 91.8
SusWrite 103
27% 122 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 16.5
4K Mixed 10.3
48% 14.6 MB/s
DQ Read 12.8
DQ Write 18.2
DQ Mixed 15.4
12% 15.5 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 102%
WD Re 2TB-$54
139GB free
Firmware: 01.01D02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 74 76 76 76 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 78.3
Write 68.2
Mixed 54.7
SusWrite 74.5
51% 68.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
213% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-559.A 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
26.1% Poor
MC Read 8.3
MC Write 8.6
MC Mixed 8.3
24% 8.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 7.7
20% 7.07 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 29%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3 Builds (Compare 350 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $366
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