Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive59.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory7.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130408
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '18 at 21:29
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
68.9% Good
Memory 84.8
1-Core 73.3
2-Core 144
61% 101 Pts
4-Core 287
8-Core 438
45% 362 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
61.9% Good
Lighting 79.1
Reflection 80
Parallax 71
64% 76.7 fps
MRender 76.9
Gravity 70.9
Splatting 63.5
57% 70.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 66%
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
18.3% Very poor
Lighting 22.9
Reflection 17.8
Parallax 20.9
19% 20.5 fps
MRender 25.9
Gravity 23.1
Splatting 17.6
18% 22.2 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 120GB-$82
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 318
Write 365
Mixed 248
69% 311 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 51.6
4K Mixed 12
75% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 20.8
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 11.8
24% 46.2 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 98%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB
28GB free, PID 5590
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
15.2% Very poor
Read 31
Write 16.5
Mixed 19.6
26% 22.4 MB/s
4K Read 3.58
4K Write 2.02
4K Mixed 1.3
126% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 25664Y160K RMR1870EF48E8 Transcend TS1GLK64V6H 12GB
800, 667, 800 MHz
2048, 2048, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
27.4% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 8.8
MC Mixed 8.1
25% 8.67 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 7.9
22% 7.77 GB/s
Latency 72.1
56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 28%

 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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