Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics47.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive68.3% 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 28 '23 at 21:09
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$90
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Memory 79
1-Core 63.2
2-Core 107
53% 83.1 Pts
4-Core 178
8-Core 190
24% 184 Pts
64-Core 216
13% 216 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
47.5% Average
Lighting 61
Reflection 56
Parallax 51.7
50% 56.2 fps
MRender 62.4
Gravity 52.6
Splatting 46.3
43% 53.8 fps
Poor: 39%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 46%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$105
335GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 328 320 344 368 353 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 354
Write 339
Mixed 291
SusWrite 338
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 52.8
4K Mixed 28.3
100% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 31.2
DQ Write 86.8
DQ Mixed 38.5
35% 52.2 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 137%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
156GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 58 48 97 105 100 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 133
Write 136
Mixed 100
SusWrite 81.6
84% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3 16GB
800, 800 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
43.7% Average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 12.4
MC Mixed 16.2
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 11.9
28% 9.83 GB/s
Latency 82.4
48% 82.4 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,191 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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