Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics63.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive79.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 30 '20 at 17:49
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 (98th percentile)
69.1% Good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 52.9
2-Core 127
57% 90.7 Pts
4-Core 249
8-Core 380
39% 314 Pts
64-Core 418
26% 418 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
63.9% Good
Lighting 72.4
Reflection 82.7
Parallax 85.2
59% 80.1 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 79.4
Splatting 76.8
73% 91.9 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 237 225 232 210 218 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 480
Write 426
Mixed 356
SusWrite 231
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 67.8
4K Mixed 29
120% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 32.4
79% 166 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 128%
OCZ VERTEX3 60GB
16GB free
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 88 83 83 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
49% Average
Read 356
Write 90.2
Mixed 136
SusWrite 85.6
36% 167 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 23.6
81% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 90.4
DQ Mixed 84.5
67% 94 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 49%
Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
262GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 115 117 117 116 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 189
Write 162
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 116
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 933 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
55.5% Above average
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 19.5
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 15.2
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,174 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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