Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.38% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive61.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170713
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 25 '19 at 10:17
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 85%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Memory 83.1
1-Core 46.8
2-Core 80.7
48% 70.2 Pts
4-Core 105
8-Core 105
14% 105 Pts
64-Core 95.4
6% 95.4 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5750
Sapphire(174B E138) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
9.38% Terrible
Lighting 12.3
Reflection 9.69
Parallax 9.97
10% 10.6 fps
MRender 9.33
Gravity 8.8
Splatting 11.3
8% 9.81 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.38%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 255 262 263 269 267 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 324
Write 249
Mixed 267
SusWrite 257
62% 274 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 43
4K Mixed 23.2
82% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 144
112% 156 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 123%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
512GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 261 272 273 277 276 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
64% Good
Read 299
Write 268
Mixed 289
SusWrite 267
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 47.4
4K Mixed 27.4
88% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 188
140% 186 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 64%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5458-005.A 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
35.8% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 13.2
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 11.8
26% 9.27 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P FX Builds (Compare 425 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P FX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $206
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