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Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
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 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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.6% 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 Drive64.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170713
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '21 at 02:15
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$85
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
64% Good
Memory 82
1-Core 73.7
2-Core 136
59% 97.1 Pts
4-Core 249
8-Core 374
39% 312 Pts
64-Core 361
22% 361 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 64%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250
Asus(1043 8305) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
7.6% Terrible
Lighting 10.6
Reflection 5
Parallax 4.1
9% 6.57 fps
MRender 8.3
Gravity 8.5
Splatting 4.6
6% 7.13 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.6%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 498GB
337GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 45 38 31 29 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 918
Write 420
Mixed 118
SusWrite 50.6
82% 377 MB/s
4K Read 10.1
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 24.9
67% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 35.4
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 48.8
45% 66.1 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 157%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$79
290GB free
Firmware: 51.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 119 117 119 121 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.6% Good
Read 124
Write 98.4
Mixed 62.1
SusWrite 118
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
105% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 67%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB
327GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 59 58 57 59 59 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
34% Below average
Read 59.6
Write 53.5
Mixed 44.1
SusWrite 58.5
40% 53.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 34%
Great: 51%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$259
619GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 20 22 24 21 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 93%
Sabrent Dual SATA Bridge 500GB
56GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 25 24 22 22 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
13.7% Very poor
Read 26.7
Write 9.2
Mixed 18.6
SusWrite 20.7
14% 18.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 13.7%
Great: 69%
Sabrent Dual SATA Bridge 500GB
128GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
8.1% Terrible
Read 26.4
Write 26.5
Mixed 26.4
SusWrite 0.9
15% 20.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 8.1%
Great: 69%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB
628GB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 90 77 69 88 86 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
29.8% Poor
Read 74.4
Write 50.6
Mixed 27.6
SusWrite 81.3
76% 58.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
29% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173DB0- 4GBH1X04F1AA2 M378B5273DH0- 4GBH1X04F1AA2 16GB
800, 800, 800, 800 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
42.9% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 14.9
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 11.3
25% 8.9 GB/s
Latency 76.9
52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P FX Builds (Compare 441 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $249
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