Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics20.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170713
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 07 '21 at 01:43
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
63.8% Good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 63.1
2-Core 102
55% 84.2 Pts
4-Core 220
8-Core 359
36% 290 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
20.7% Poor
Lighting 0
Reflection 0.1
Parallax 0.1
0% 0.07 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 39.9
Splatting 73.2
61% 75.5 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HUS 722T1TALA604 1TB
564GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RAGN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 149 156 154 147 151 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 145
Write 213
Mixed 144
SusWrite 155
122% 164 MB/s
4K Read 5.9
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.9
411% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 97%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109
774GB free
Firmware: 51.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 114 116 115 116 116 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
65.4% Good
Read 112
Write 95
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 116
69% 94.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.5
103% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
48.4% Average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 17.3
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 11.8
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 98%

 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 431 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: 60% - Good Total price: $249
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