Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150601
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '21 at 23:46
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Memory 80
1-Core 53.1
2-Core 106
51% 79.6 Pts
4-Core 190
8-Core 280
29% 235 Pts
64-Core 282
18% 282 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Nvidia(10DE 118B) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
2.85% Terrible
Lighting 3.3
Reflection 2.9
Parallax 3.6
3% 3.27 fps
MRender 2.3
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 4.9
3% 3.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.85%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
884GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 97 127 126 143 151 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 154
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 128
101% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.8% Poor
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 9.7
26% 9.23 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 6.3
SC Mixed 7.7
20% 6.93 GB/s
Latency 80.6
50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 8 6 60 40.1" 1280 720 SAM0B60 SAMSUNG
Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,181 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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