Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics22.7% 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 Drive57.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 02 '20 at 02:22
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 640-$70
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
53.2% Above average
Memory 76.3
1-Core 44.2
2-Core 89.1
46% 69.9 Pts
4-Core 176
8-Core 176
24% 176 Pts
64-Core 178
11% 178 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290
Asus(1043 03BE) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
22.7% Poor
Lighting 30
Reflection 21.6
Parallax 23.8
24% 25.1 fps
MRender 20.2
Gravity 21.8
Splatting 27.5
19% 23.2 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD7EP7011-080-IGT-1 80GB
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EP701101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 126 121 130 130 137 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Read 308
Write 195
Mixed 231
SusWrite 131
48% 216 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 24.5
94% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 175
136% 185 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 77%
Toshiba MK1652GSX 160GB-$30
149GB free
Firmware: LV011C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 61 61 61 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
34.9% Below average
Read 60.4
Write 61.1
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 61.1
40% 55 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.6% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 11.7
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 9.3
22% 7.8 GB/s
Latency 87.6
46% 87.6 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 53%

 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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