Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 51.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive61.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3  (all builds)
Memory2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121023
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 28 '18 at 00:00
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 220
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Memory 85.4
1-Core 51.1
2-Core 100
51% 79 Pts
4-Core 103
8-Core 103
14% 103 Pts
64-Core 104
6% 104 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6870
Asus(1043 03B0) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 15% Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 120GB-$82
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 260 255 232 238 222 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 343
Write 299
Mixed 244
SusWrite 246
64% 283 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 33.8
4K Mixed 21.4
73% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 197
154% 215 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 98%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59
67GB free
Firmware: JP2OA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 83 79 79 83 85 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 79.2
Write 81.9
Mixed 45.1
SusWrite 82.4
53% 72.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
31.3% Below average
MC Read 11.9
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 9.4
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 7.7
25% 8.73 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3 Builds (Compare 351 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $366
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