Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive40.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '19 at 23:53
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320E-$87
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
60.9% Good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 61.5
2-Core 95.4
53% 80.2 Pts
4-Core 208
8-Core 313
32% 261 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 65%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 54 2.8 2.8 13 4.1 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
40.2% Average
Read 423
Write 277
Mixed 211
SusWrite 22.5
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 27
4K Mixed 15.4
61% 20.1 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 32.6
DQ Mixed 12.9
25% 53.4 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 53%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 71 70 69 70 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 76.7
Write 71.3
Mixed 66
SusWrite 70.5
53% 71.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.4
90% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 59%
Hitachi HTS542512K9SA00 120GB-$25
112GB free
Firmware: BB2OC31P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 54 54 55 54 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
30.9% Below average
Read 53.5
Write 53.2
Mixed 29.2
SusWrite 54.1
35% 47.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
102% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A160 CMV4GX3M1A160 CMZ4GX3M1A160 CMV4GX3M1A160 16GB
667, 800, 667, 800 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.5% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 15.2
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 10.6
27% 9.47 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,174 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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