Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 57%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics13.7% 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 Drive34.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3  (all builds)
Memory15.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120709
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 21 '20 at 12:34
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
57% Above average
Memory 82.5
1-Core 48.4
2-Core 98.4
50% 76.4 Pts
4-Core 185
8-Core 185
25% 185 Pts
64-Core 189
12% 189 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 57%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7770
Gigabyte(1458 2556) 1GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
13.7% Very poor
Lighting 16.7
Reflection 17.3
Parallax 25.2
14% 19.8 fps
MRender 14.1
Gravity 16.2
Splatting 19.2
14% 16.5 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.7%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF220400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 50 63 62 58 57 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
34.4% Below average
Read 354
Write 293
Mixed 227
SusWrite 57.7
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 16
4K Mixed 15.3
52% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 17.9
DQ Write 11
DQ Mixed 17.4
12% 15.4 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 55%
Seagate ST3120827AS 120GB-$38
33GB free
Firmware: 3.42
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 35 35 35 35 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
20.3% Poor
Read 35.5
Write 8.5
Mixed 16
SusWrite 34.7
17% 23.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 20.3%
Great: 32%
Seagate ST3500630A 500GB-$87
199GB free
Firmware: 3.AAF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
7.9% Terrible
Read 12.8
Write 10.5
Mixed 12.2
SusWrite 14.2
9% 12.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 7.9%
Great: 42%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB
193GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 64 63 59 56 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
34% Below average
Read 57.5
Write 57.5
Mixed 39
SusWrite 60.5
40% 53.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 34%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 24GB
null MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.2% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 7.1
MC Mixed 11.4
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 8.2
20% 6.93 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3 Builds (Compare 350 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $366
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