Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 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 49.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics99.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive46.9% 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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '23 at 16:56
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 33%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320E-$87
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
49.3% Average
Memory 84.4
1-Core 56.4
2-Core 54.1
47% 65 Pts
4-Core 80
8-Core 182
15% 131 Pts
64-Core 210
13% 210 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 1F06) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.37
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.9% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 161
Parallax 121
98% 134 fps
MRender 182
Gravity 112
Splatting 103
104% 132 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD Radeon R3 120GB
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 110 127 110 109 79 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 387
Write 100
Mixed 162
SusWrite 110
42% 190 MB/s
4K Read 9.6
4K Write 52.1
4K Mixed 17.1
64% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 100
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 98.7
78% 108 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 87%
Seagate ST1000DM 010-2EP102 1TB
60GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 129 121 102 94 95 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 155
Write 159
Mixed 70
SusWrite 112
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
47.2% Average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 18.3
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 8
18% 6.37 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 54%

 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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