Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics57.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive43.3% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime10.9 Days
Run DateAug 11 '20 at 12:59
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 94.8
1-Core 79
2-Core 141
66% 105 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 465
48% 387 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
57.5% Above average
Lighting 72.9
Reflection 70.1
Parallax 99.8
59% 81 fps
MRender 69.8
Gravity 73.9
Splatting 56.5
54% 66.7 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM07.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 107 106 105 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 208
Write 344
Mixed 126
SusWrite 93.9
43% 193 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 53.4
4K Mixed 21.1
89% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 25.1
DQ Write 73.1
DQ Mixed 22.9
25% 40.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 99%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA632 1TB-$112
532GB free
Firmware: JP4OA41A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 107 106 105 39 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 105
Write 114
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 94.1
70% 94.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
45GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 108 109 109 111 111 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Read 93.5
Write 80.7
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 110
62% 85.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Ser 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
56.6% Above average
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 20.1
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 14
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 56.6%
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 3,183 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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