Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics40% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 12 '20 at 12:16
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 39%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T-$340
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Memory 73.7
1-Core 46.4
2-Core 91.6
46% 70.6 Pts
4-Core 165
8-Core 226
25% 195 Pts
64-Core 226
14% 226 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
Sapphire(1DA2 E343) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
40% Below average
Lighting 49
Reflection 51
Parallax 67
40% 55.7 fps
MRender 53.3
Gravity 49.8
Splatting 45.3
40% 49.5 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 40%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF360000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 57 4.9 4.3 7.8 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 181
Write 107
Mixed 19.3
SusWrite 23.2
60% 82.6 MB/s
4K Read 8.8
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 9.1
1,468% 7.6 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 160%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
265GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 171 175 175 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 150
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 174
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%
General UDisk 67GB
59GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
5.36% Terrible
Read 22.5
Write 4
Mixed 4.7
SusWrite 4.2
9% 8.85 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
22% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 5.36%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 CMZ8GX3M2A160 16GB
667, 667, 800 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
22.7% Poor
MC Read 8.5
MC Write 6.3
MC Mixed 7.9
22% 7.57 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 6
15% 5.2 GB/s
Latency 93.2
43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,190 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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