Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.1% 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 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130408
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 31 '21 at 21:25
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 63.5
2-Core 146
62% 100 Pts
4-Core 265
8-Core 438
43% 351 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7770
MSI(1462 2710) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.12.0.0
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
11.1% Very poor
Lighting 13.5
Reflection 18.5
Parallax 21.3
11% 17.8 fps
MRender 14.1
Gravity 16.3
Splatting 11.9
11% 14.1 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29
759GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 135 145 146 159 154 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Read 137
Write 139
Mixed 59.3
SusWrite 147
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
211% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 109%
0GB free, PID 3600
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
3.02% Terrible
Read 11.7
Write 1.5
Mixed 2.5
SusWrite 2.5
4% 4.55 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
12% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.02%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Seri 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
46.7% Average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 14.7
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 11.1
30% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,208 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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