Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive52.2% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20141229
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 01 '21 at 04:05
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Memory 83.3
1-Core 48.6
2-Core 93.8
49% 75.2 Pts
4-Core 167
8-Core 238
26% 203 Pts
64-Core 252
16% 252 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 64%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 480GB
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 165 121 78 172 174 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
52.2% Above average
Read 396
Write 357
Mixed 302
SusWrite 172
69% 307 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 18.9
4K Mixed 14.5
48% 15.3 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 172
149% 222 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 99%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
60GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 77 84 93 80 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 94.5
Write 92.3
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 74.6
63% 85 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 84%
Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB-$134
102GB free
Firmware: SD1B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 42 42 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Team--Elite-1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.8% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 11.9
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 6.8
17% 5.87 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 99%

 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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