Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics79.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory0.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150601
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 25 '22 at 19:38
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Memory 85.9
1-Core 40.2
2-Core 99
49% 75 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 223
25% 195 Pts
64-Core 250
16% 250 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.9% Very good
Lighting 98.7
Reflection 106
Parallax 97.1
80% 101 fps
MRender 92.7
Gravity 99.7
Splatting 96
79% 96.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CHN-25SATAC3-120 120GB
87GB free
Firmware: S1114A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 314 322 331 330 142 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 196
Write 308
Mixed 161
SusWrite 293
54% 240 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 63.8
4K Mixed 22.6
96% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 39.8
72% 142 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$20
417GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 33 37 35 33 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
33.6% Below average
Read 83.1
Write 101
Mixed 58.9
SusWrite 33.8
51% 69.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.6%
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
26% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 8.2
MC Mixed 7
23% 8.07 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 7.6
22% 7.6 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 26%
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 3,215 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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