Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive58.8% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170713
Uptime13.1 Days
Run DateApr 02 '21 at 09:33
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
64.3% Good
Memory 88.1
1-Core 71.5
2-Core 131
60% 96.9 Pts
4-Core 221
8-Core 382
36% 302 Pts
64-Core 398
25% 398 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 170
Reflection 188
Parallax 182
139% 180 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 189
Splatting 123
120% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS12 11 240GB SSD 754
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 220 220 171 141 128 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 363
Write 298
Mixed 275
SusWrite 179
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 36.4
4K Mixed 33.6
96% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 26.4
DQ Write 97.8
DQ Mixed 39
37% 54.4 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 83%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
674GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 147 150 151 149 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 168
Mixed 132
SusWrite 148
115% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
248% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 CMZ8GX3M2A160 CMZ8GX3M2A160 CMZ8GX3M2A160 16GB
800, 800, 667, 667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
42.2% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 14.6
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 11.1
27% 9.47 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P FX Builds (Compare 425 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $206
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