Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
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 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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics16.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateJan 30 '23 at 13:31
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 61%

 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-8120
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
61.8% Good
Memory 83
1-Core 66.7
2-Core 119
56% 89.4 Pts
4-Core 222
8-Core 334
34% 278 Pts
64-Core 386
24% 386 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Device(0000 0000) 3GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 516.94
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
16.8% Very poor
Lighting 0.2
Reflection 64.6
Parallax 61.7
0% 42.2 fps
MRender 61.4
Gravity 64.3
Splatting 55.4
49% 60.4 fps
Poor: 47%
This bench: 16.8%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 136 129 125 134 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 131
Write 137
Mixed 39
SusWrite 130
79% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
112% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown QUM3U-8G1600C 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.2% Average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 15.8
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 7.9
SC Mixed 11.7
27% 9.43 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 49%

 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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