Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 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 61.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.74% 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.
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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit색
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 06 '21 at 16:13
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User KOR-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8300-$168
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
61.7% Good
Memory 83
1-Core 56.7
2-Core 127
55% 88.8 Pts
4-Core 219
8-Core 362
36% 291 Pts
64-Core 355
22% 355 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Nvidia(10DE 0939) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 600 MHz, MLim: 700 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.33
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
5.74% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 9.2
Parallax 6.5
6% 7.47 fps
MRender 9.4
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 6.6
6% 7.83 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 5.74%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 19 16 69 72 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
18% Very poor
Read 15.3
Write 7.3
Mixed 5.8
SusWrite 47.3
14% 18.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
86% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 18%
Great: 69%
MDT MD2000JS-00MHB0 200GB
129GB free
Firmware: 02.01C03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 43 43 42 43 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
23% Poor
Read 36.9
Write 35.7
Mixed 30.2
SusWrite 42.9
27% 36.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 23%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.6% Average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 17.1
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.4
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 60 23" 1280 720 SAM071E SMBX2350
Typical GA-970A-DS3 Builds (Compare 352 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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