Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
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 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics156% 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.
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  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMar 19 '22 at 17:18
Run Duration240 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 (72nd percentile)
63.2% Good
Memory 85.2
1-Core 73.3
2-Core 108
57% 88.9 Pts
4-Core 224
8-Core 408
38% 316 Pts
64-Core 398
25% 398 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Device(4D50 4449) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
156% Outstanding
Lighting 234
Reflection 268
Parallax 197
191% 233 fps
MRender 196
Gravity 151
Splatting 134
128% 160 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 156%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 391
Write 317
Mixed 207
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 70.1
4K Mixed 40.3
140% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 237
176% 229 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 107%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
51GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 328 248 313 313 279 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Read 432
Write 407
Mixed 405
SusWrite 297
87% 385 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 75.2
4K Mixed 50.5
165% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 8.6
76% 178 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 BLS4G3D1609DS Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 16GB
800, 667, 800, 667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 8.8
MC Mixed 8.1
25% 8.67 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 9.3
26% 8.97 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28%
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 3,175 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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