Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 66.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics86.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 15 '22 at 18:05
Run Duration233 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 60%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 way above expectations (94th percentile)
66.9% Good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 68.3
2-Core 132
60% 96.1 Pts
4-Core 246
8-Core 420
40% 333 Pts
64-Core 419
26% 419 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290
Gigabyte(1458 402B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
86.9% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 105
Parallax 121
91% 113 fps
MRender 97.4
Gravity 99
Splatting 92.5
78% 96.3 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113
793GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 356 416 400 408 404 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 128%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 951GB
886GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 111 123 133 154 139 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1.5TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 170 169 154 202 155 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
84.2% Excellent
Read 425
Write 407
Mixed 350
SusWrite 166
76% 337 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 74.9
4K Mixed 44.6
145% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 251
192% 260 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
54% Above average
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 19.4
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 14.3
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 54%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,196 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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