Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
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 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics63.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive44.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateAug 06 '20 at 04:16
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 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 above expectations (72nd percentile)
62.9% Good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 72.9
2-Core 98.9
56% 85.5 Pts
4-Core 224
8-Core 340
35% 282 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1580 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.3
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.1% Good
Lighting 79.8
Reflection 79.5
Parallax 100
65% 86.5 fps
MRender 75.8
Gravity 81.3
Splatting 63.5
59% 73.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
334GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 134 127 142 138 138 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
44.8% Average
Read 230
Write 271
Mixed 130
SusWrite 133
43% 191 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 35.9
4K Mixed 20.9
83% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 29.4
DQ Write 72
DQ Mixed 30.2
29% 43.9 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 117%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 139 134 144 140 141 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 135
Write 126
Mixed 65.1
SusWrite 137
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Ser 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.1% Poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 8.2
MC Mixed 8.5
24% 8.43 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 8.8
24% 8.37 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 27.1%
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 3,189 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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