Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 FX  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170713
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 25 '19 at 22:59
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
67.6% Good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 71.7
2-Core 133
61% 97.6 Pts
4-Core 255
8-Core 406
41% 330 Pts
64-Core 413
26% 413 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6797) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
111% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 185
Parallax 178
111% 166 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 184
Splatting 128
119% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 111%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
294GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 411 380 391 406 396 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 412
Mixed 369
SusWrite 400
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 83.7
4K Mixed 50.8
170% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 240
181% 243 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 107%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE4G3D1869DE 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.4% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 12
MC Mixed 15
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11.2
28% 9.83 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 41.4%
Great: 104%

 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 425 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: 61% - Good Total price: $206
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