Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 65%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics76.7% 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 Drive81.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '20 at 15:28
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
65% Good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 70.5
2-Core 128
61% 96.5 Pts
4-Core 215
8-Core 284
32% 250 Pts
64-Core 282
17% 282 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 65%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Lighting 96.6
Reflection 85.3
Parallax 87.7
79% 89.9 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 80
Splatting 74.2
73% 91.6 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKK1B3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 364 408 404 391 22 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 390
Write 382
Mixed 336
SusWrite 321
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 66.8
4K Mixed 32.7
118% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 156
136% 201 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 933 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (48th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.5% Average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 17
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 12.3
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 65.1
61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,175 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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