Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 53.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics13.9% 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 Drive71.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141031
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJun 15 '22 at 14:55
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$57
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
53.7% Above average
Memory 78.7
1-Core 56.6
2-Core 104
51% 79.7 Pts
4-Core 164
8-Core 193
23% 178 Pts
64-Core 212
13% 212 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
Gigabyte(1458 3642) 2GB
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Lighting 16.8
Reflection 15.9
Parallax 15.6
14% 16.1 fps
MRender 20.9
Gravity 17.9
Splatting 14.5
14% 17.8 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKJ4.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 285 303 358 354 319 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 358
Write 296
Mixed 307
SusWrite 316
72% 319 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 44.9
4K Mixed 25.5
94% 31.8 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 173
137% 192 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
387GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 98 99 97 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
52.6% Above average
Read 85.3
Write 97.5
Mixed 65.8
SusWrite 97.7
64% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.8% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 15.4
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 11
20% 7.03 GB/s
Latency 83
48% 83 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,169 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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