Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics96.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130408
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 23 '20 at 21:45
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 85.6
1-Core 74
2-Core 147
62% 102 Pts
4-Core 294
8-Core 433
45% 363 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.2% Outstanding
Lighting 107
Reflection 145
Parallax 193
87% 148 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 170
Splatting 126
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 259 278 285 283 281 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 402
Write 375
Mixed 351
SusWrite 266
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 58
4K Mixed 41.9
137% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 41.8
DQ Write 81.6
DQ Mixed 53.1
43% 58.8 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 78%
Great: 128%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
331GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 161 163 163 156 159 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 182
Mixed 35
SusWrite 159
99% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.9% Below average
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 8.9
28% 9.93 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 10
26% 9.17 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,176 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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