Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 61.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics87.7% 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 Drive21.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateNov 06 '18 at 18:23
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
61.4% Good
Memory 80.3
1-Core 69.8
2-Core 115
56% 88.4 Pts
4-Core 238
8-Core 296
34% 267 Pts
64-Core 261
16% 261 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 854F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 118
Parallax 116
91% 115 fps
MRender 99.6
Gravity 107
Splatting 93
81% 99.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba A100 120GB
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFA10.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 21 41 33 42 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
21.6% Poor
Read 444
Write 309
Mixed 99
SusWrite 42.3
49% 224 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 0.5
4% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 21.6%
Great: 89%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
987GB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 123 125 125 124 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 183
Write 171
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 124
92% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 88%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-8 CT51264BA160B 12GB
667, 800 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
31.9% Below average
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 10.8
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 9.4
22% 7.8 GB/s
Latency 79.9
50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,176 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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