Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics11.4% 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 Drive30.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141031
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateNov 10 '18 at 23:37
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 73%

 PC Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
36.8% Below average
Memory 62.1
1-Core 13.7
2-Core 28.6
27% 34.8 Pts
4-Core 64.7
8-Core 101
10% 82.9 Pts
64-Core 104
6% 104 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1475 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
11.4% Very poor
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 45.7
Parallax 53
0% 32.9 fps
MRender 49.8
Gravity 39
Splatting 36
33% 41.6 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 11.4%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X300 128GB-$170
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X3540000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 120 80 65 95 65 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
30.7% Below average
Read 190
Write 230
Mixed 206
SusWrite 95.6
41% 180 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 17.8
4K Mixed 12.2
43% 14 MB/s
DQ Read 63.8
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 85.9
66% 88.8 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
23GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 117 119 109 110 123 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 127
Write 104
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 113
68% 94.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
98% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR3 2133 2OZ 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
29% Poor
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 11.8
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 3.8
SC Mixed 7.6
16% 5.5 GB/s
Latency 122
33% 122 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,177 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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