Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics68.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive32.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150601
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateApr 30 '20 at 19:04
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 above expectations (81st percentile)
64.2% Good
Memory 84
1-Core 69.7
2-Core 129
58% 94.3 Pts
4-Core 241
8-Core 366
38% 304 Pts
64-Core 381
24% 381 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200
Zotac(19DA 3543) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.3% Good
Lighting 89.3
Reflection 78.8
Parallax 73.7
73% 80.6 fps
MRender 67.5
Gravity 76
Splatting 74.2
60% 72.6 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 42 44 38 38 48 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
32.4% Below average
Read 239
Write 90.4
Mixed 44.2
SusWrite 45
23% 105 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 41.5
4K Mixed 5.8
55% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 64.6
DQ Mixed 21.7
37% 74.6 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 78%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65
215GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 97 100 99 99 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
44.6% Average
Read 56.5
Write 52.7
Mixed 38
SusWrite 98.5
45% 61.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 58%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
878GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 168 168 168 166 165 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 170
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 165
100% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 99[2/7/4]123( 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.1% Below average
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 8.9
28% 9.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 9.1
25% 8.67 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,190 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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