Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive31.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 06 '20 at 15:31
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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-8300-$168
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.55 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Memory 93.4
1-Core 79.1
2-Core 146
66% 106 Pts
4-Core 265
8-Core 466
44% 366 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1480 MHz, MLim: 2300 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.2% Good
Lighting 80.1
Reflection 75.1
Parallax 98.1
65% 84.4 fps
MRender 77.8
Gravity 80.2
Splatting 63
59% 73.7 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 120 49 71 42 63 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
31.7% Below average
Read 446
Write 250
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 93.9
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 9.9
4K Mixed 1.4
8% 3.9 MB/s
DQ Read 69.2
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 110
91% 125 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
8GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 65 67 68 65 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
38% Below average
Read 66.3
Write 58.3
Mixed 46
SusWrite 65.7
44% 59.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 38%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 99P5474-0 3.A Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4 99P5474-0 3.A Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4 16GB
800, 800, 800, 800 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.1% Above average
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 19.3
56% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 10.2
SC Mixed 14.7
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,175 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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