Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics102% 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 Drive25.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130408
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateJan 22 '22 at 22:43
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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)
64.2% Good
Memory 84
1-Core 69.7
2-Core 131
59% 94.9 Pts
4-Core 241
8-Core 402
39% 322 Pts
64-Core 367
23% 367 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283
PNY(196E 1376) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 122
Parallax 121
110% 126 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 99.8
Splatting 92.5
88% 111 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$25
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900P13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 141 21 128 117 26 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
25.2% Poor
Read 160
Write 101
Mixed 80.4
SusWrite 97.9
24% 110 MB/s
4K Read 13.6
4K Write 15.4
4K Mixed 9.2
40% 12.7 MB/s
DQ Read 11.9
DQ Write 17
DQ Mixed 13.9
11% 14.3 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$23
575GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 49 50 50 50 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 157
Write 147
Mixed 77.2
SusWrite 49.4
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 109%
Samsung HM641JI 640GB-$50
61GB free
Firmware: 2AJ10003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 50 50 50 50 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
26.5% Poor
Read 42.8
Write 16
Mixed 34.7
SusWrite 49.3
26% 35.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 26.5%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 BLS4G3D1609DS Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 16GB
800, 667, 800, 667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
43.7% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 15.1
45% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 10.8
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 43.7%
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 3,187 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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