Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 50.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.94% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive38.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120814
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJan 18 '21 at 15:53
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X3 455-$90
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Memory 76.8
1-Core 48.2
2-Core 95.1
47% 73.4 Pts
4-Core 147
8-Core 144
20% 145 Pts
64-Core 143
9% 143 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
Gigabyte(1458 2545) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.0
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
5.94% Terrible
Lighting 7.8
Reflection 7.3
Parallax 6.9
6% 7.33 fps
MRender 6.2
Gravity 6.5
Splatting 6.1
5% 6.27 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.94%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ACSC2M064S25 63GB
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0316B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 97 104 103 104 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
38.1% Below average
Read 332
Write 105
Mixed 123
SusWrite 98.5
36% 164 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 6
59% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 16.6
DQ Write 81
DQ Mixed 9.2
19% 35.6 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 61%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22
99GB free
Firmware: 05.06H05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 57 62 71 69 64 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
38.3% Below average
Read 70.8
Write 62.4
Mixed 49.9
SusWrite 62.3
45% 61.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
32.6% Below average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 7.2
MC Mixed 12.5
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 10.3
24% 8.23 GB/s
Latency 86.8
46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3 Builds (Compare 350 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $366
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