Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics35.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150601
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 03 '22 at 03:38
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$90
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62% Good
Memory 85.9
1-Core 72.1
2-Core 121
59% 93 Pts
4-Core 213
8-Core 276
31% 244 Pts
64-Core 278
17% 278 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 62%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
EVGA(3842 2774) 2GB
CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
35.4% Below average
Lighting 41.1
Reflection 38.1
Parallax 53.4
34% 44.2 fps
MRender 55.1
Gravity 50.7
Splatting 40.4
39% 48.7 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CHN-25SATAC3-120 120GB
87GB free
Firmware: S1114A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 364 365 371 374 298 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 493
Write 367
Mixed 364
SusWrite 354
88% 395 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 75.4
4K Mixed 26.1
119% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 40
74% 144 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$20
424GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 103 112 118 108 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 115
Write 115
Mixed 60.1
SusWrite 111
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ KHX318C10F/4G KHX1866C10D3/ KHX318C10F/4G 24GB
933, 933, 933, 933 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
41.6% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 12.2
MC Mixed 14
42% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 11
28% 9.73 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,206 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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