Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics35.5% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150601
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 24 '17 at 17:59
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68.1% Good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 72.1
2-Core 141
61% 100 Pts
4-Core 269
8-Core 429
43% 349 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Lighting 46.4
Reflection 44
Parallax 39
38% 43.1 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 39.3
Splatting 36
31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 166
Mixed 163
127% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.51
4K Mixed 0.17
76% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
465GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 169
Mixed 162
127% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 2.05
4K Mixed 0.2
91% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
44.8% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 15.8
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11
26% 9.27 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,169 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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