AMD 970A-DS3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 54.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.72% 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 Drive54.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAMD 970A-DS3  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121018
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 15 '21 at 23:37
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 945
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
54.3% Above average
Memory 79.3
1-Core 43.9
2-Core 88.4
46% 70.5 Pts
4-Core 172
8-Core 172
23% 172 Pts
64-Core 171
11% 171 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7750
MSI(1462 2794) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.0
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
6.72% Terrible
Lighting 8
Reflection 12.5
Parallax 14
6% 11.5 fps
MRender 7.5
Gravity 9.6
Splatting 8.8
7% 8.63 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 6.72%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 49 72 45 43 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 376
Write 351
Mixed 191
SusWrite 62.7
55% 245 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 42.6
4K Mixed 30.5
104% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 34.1
DQ Write 92
DQ Mixed 45.2
40% 57.1 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 100%
OCZ RALLY2 4GB
1GB free, PID bc06
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 6.9 7.4 6.9 7.7 7.5 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
6.83% Terrible
Read 28.5
Write 6
Mixed 5.3
SusWrite 7.2
12% 11.8 MB/s
4K Read 4.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.83%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Ser 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32% Below average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 12
32% 11 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 8.5
21% 7.27 GB/s
Latency 81.9
49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 32%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A-DS3 Builds (Compare 44 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: AMD 970A-DS3

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