Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics79.8% 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 Drive59.9% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130408
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '19 at 17:12
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
65.3% Good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 70.2
2-Core 136
61% 98.1 Pts
4-Core 230
8-Core 374
37% 302 Pts
64-Core 382
24% 382 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.8% Very good
Lighting 98.4
Reflection 112
Parallax 94.3
80% 102 fps
MRender 97.1
Gravity 90.1
Splatting 101
79% 96.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 255 289 295 292 294 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 253
Write 333
Mixed 248
SusWrite 280
63% 278 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 39.9
4K Mixed 29.2
98% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 31.3
DQ Write 64.9
DQ Mixed 38.7
32% 45 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-052.A 99U5471-051.A 16GB
667, 667 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
45.8% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 15.8
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 12.8
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,183 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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