Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics53.8% 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 Drive73.9% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141031
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 09 '21 at 18:01
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
67% Good
Memory 88.1
1-Core 75.3
2-Core 130
61% 97.9 Pts
4-Core 249
8-Core 440
42% 345 Pts
64-Core 443
27% 443 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Lighting 68.4
Reflection 65.5
Parallax 90.9
56% 74.9 fps
MRender 67
Gravity 72.1
Splatting 48.9
50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
435GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 348 343 359 350 351 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 309
Write 328
Mixed 276
SusWrite 344
71% 314 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 48.2
4K Mixed 37.5
120% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 38
DQ Write 92.4
DQ Mixed 51.8
43% 60.7 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 134%
Seagate Portable 1TB
27GB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
16.8% Very poor
Read 28
Write 28.2
Mixed 26.1
SusWrite 29.6
21% 28 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
53.7% Above average
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 19.3
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 14.3
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,175 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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