Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 57.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very 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.
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)
Memory9.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 19 '19 at 18:54
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4300-$73
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
57.9% Above average
Memory 82.3
1-Core 67.7
2-Core 125
57% 91.7 Pts
4-Core 202
8-Core 170
26% 186 Pts
64-Core 192
12% 192 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
MSI(1462 C755) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 113
Parallax 123
104% 122 fps
MRender 172
Gravity 113
Splatting 102
102% 129 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
890GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 82 84 129 156 159 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
63% Good
Read 102
Write 77
Mixed 54
SusWrite 118
64% 87.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 63%
Great: 113%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80
298GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 103 103 103 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 105
Write 92.8
Mixed 61.5
SusWrite 103
66% 90.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS Kingston 99U5403-002.A BLS4G3D1609DS Kingston 99U5403-002.A 12GB
800, 667, 800, 667 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
37% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 12.8
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 6.3
SC Mixed 8.7
23% 8 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 37%
Great: 42%

 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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