Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 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 53.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics66.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX  (all builds)
Memory17.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170713
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateNov 18 '20 at 05:55
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 46%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (16th 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 below expectations (10th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Memory 69
1-Core 67.2
2-Core 117
52% 84.4 Pts
4-Core 213
8-Core 272
31% 242 Pts
64-Core 338
21% 338 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
66.3% Good
Lighting 86.8
Reflection 78.9
Parallax 54.6
71% 73.4 fps
MRender 65.1
Gravity 73.8
Splatting 71.9
58% 70.3 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS90 0 480GB SSD
345GB free
Firmware: CS90
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 230 314 310 328 325 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
34.8% Below average
Read 152
Write 97.2
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 305
36% 159 MB/s
4K Read 10.3
4K Write 14.5
4K Mixed 6.5
32% 10.4 MB/s
DQ Read 16.7
DQ Write 17.2
DQ Mixed 14.9
12% 16.3 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 93%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
373GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 124 121 126 130 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 116
Write 119
Mixed 99.9
SusWrite 125
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL10- Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4 F3-12800CL10- Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4 24GB
667, 800, 667, 800 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
36.2% Below average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 13.2
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 8.5
21% 7.3 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 87%

 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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