Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics29.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '18 at 23:26
Run Duration212 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
67% Good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 64.8
2-Core 131
60% 95.2 Pts
4-Core 238
8-Core 383
38% 311 Pts
64-Core 384
24% 384 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 67%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
29.6% Poor
Lighting 36.6
Reflection 26.6
Parallax 33.4
30% 32.2 fps
MRender 38.9
Gravity 34.3
Splatting 34.1
29% 35.8 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0002 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
31.8% Below average
Read 60.6
Write 50.4
Mixed 43.1
38% 51.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.05
4K Write 0.79
4K Mixed 0.25
44% 0.36 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 43%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
326GB free
Firmware: AM00 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
52% Above average
Read 92
Write 89.2
Mixed 72.8
63% 84.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 1.51
4K Mixed 0.21
66% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 52%
Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
497GB free
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 161
Mixed 159
127% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.23
81% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4GBH1X04F1AA2 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.4% Below average
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 9.2
28% 9.93 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 10.2
27% 9.5 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.4%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,173 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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