Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics154% 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 Drive45.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 29 '22 at 05:25
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 3080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 below expectations (38th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Memory 78
1-Core 69
2-Core 126
56% 90.9 Pts
4-Core 224
8-Core 341
35% 282 Pts
64-Core 355
22% 355 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
Nvidia(10DE 1539) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4800 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
154% Outstanding
Lighting 199
Reflection 241
Parallax 305
162% 248 fps
MRender 312
Gravity 238
Splatting 138
178% 230 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 154%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
R5SL480G 480GB
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 58 75 67 79 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
45.8% Average
Read 367
Write 308
Mixed 296
SusWrite 81.6
59% 263 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 15.3
80% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 22.2
DQ Write 87
DQ Mixed 17.7
24% 42.3 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
521GB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 119 126 124 128 123 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 189
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 124
105% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KVR16N11/8 99U5403-159.A 16GB
800, 800 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
26.2% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 8.6
MC Mixed 7.9
24% 8.53 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 6.3
SC Mixed 7.4
21% 7.2 GB/s
Latency 84.4
47% 84.4 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,174 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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