Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.56% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 8 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 (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150601
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 27 '18 at 22:38
Run Duration261 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Memory 83.9
1-Core 58.1
2-Core 106
53% 82.7 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 251
28% 219 Pts
64-Core 272
17% 272 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Gigabyte(1458 3666) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 372.70
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
5.56% Terrible
Lighting 6.93
Reflection 7.15
Parallax 8.09
6% 7.39 fps
MRender 4.81
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 7.26
5% 6.46 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.56%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 184
Mixed 172
137% 182 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.25
92% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Seagate ST3360320AS 360GB-$79
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
37.7% Below average
Read 63
Write 68.5
Mixed 63.7
49% 65.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.27
4K Write 0.68
4K Mixed 0.28
55% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 933 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.6% Poor
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 8.9
28% 9.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 7.9
22% 7.67 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 50%

 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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