Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics50% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 01 '16 at 02:16
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
68.8% Good
Memory 79.8
1-Core 78.1
2-Core 157
62% 105 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 477
49% 395 Pts
64-Core 476
30% 476 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6881
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50% Average
Lighting 61.9
Reflection 66
Parallax 58.5
50% 62.1 fps
MRender 72.4
Gravity 58.5
Splatting 52.6
49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
901GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 157
Mixed 158
125% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.25
87% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 400 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.7% Very poor
MC Read 5.9
MC Write 5.5
MC Mixed 4.9
16% 5.43 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 5.8
SC Mixed 5.6
16% 5.73 GB/s
Latency 81
49% 81 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 18.7%
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 3,209 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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