Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory0.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130408
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateJan 26 '22 at 10:25
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 250 (2013 D.Ri)
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
45.7% Average
Memory 80.1
1-Core 45
2-Core 82.2
46% 69.1 Pts
4-Core 68.4
8-Core 79.5
10% 73.9 Pts
64-Core 55.1
3% 55.1 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 48%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD2503ABYZ-011FA0 251GB
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01S03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 44 38 38 39 31 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
13.2% Very poor
Read 6
Write 12.7
Mixed 8.8
SusWrite 39.2
12% 16.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
23.1% Poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 6.9
21% 7.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 5.8
18% 6.2 GB/s
Latency 80.4
50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,178 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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