Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics33.7% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 03 '18 at 12:32
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Memory 79.7
1-Core 48.5
2-Core 96.2
48% 74.8 Pts
4-Core 184
8-Core 266
28% 225 Pts
64-Core 260
16% 260 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.24
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
33.7% Below average
Lighting 43.7
Reflection 41.6
Parallax 37.3
36% 40.9 fps
MRender 38.5
Gravity 38.3
Splatting 33.8
30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
805GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 132
Write 140
Mixed 19.6
70% 97.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.18
65% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BA160 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
25% Poor
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 6.3
MC Mixed 8.4
23% 8.17 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 7.6
18% 6.17 GB/s
Latency 81.2
49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 25%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,179 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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