Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics17.3% 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 Drive54% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130408
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateNov 28 '20 at 12:27
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
64.5% Good
Memory 90.1
1-Core 71.5
2-Core 129
61% 96.9 Pts
4-Core 217
8-Core 286
32% 251 Pts
64-Core 282
17% 282 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
Lighting 21.1
Reflection 18.8
Parallax 21.5
17% 20.5 fps
MRender 25.2
Gravity 23
Splatting 17.3
17% 21.8 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900612
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 178 63 62 64 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
54% Above average
Read 448
Write 291
Mixed 306
SusWrite 115
64% 290 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 23
4K Mixed 18.5
79% 23.4 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 38.3
DQ Mixed 87.8
72% 107 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23
222GB free
Firmware: KC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 127 128 129 131 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
71% Very good
Read 121
Write 126
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 127
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 71%
Great: 74%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20
450GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 101 106 106 108 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 110
Write 106
Mixed 54.2
SusWrite 103
68% 93.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173DB0- Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C 8GB
800, 800 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
44.6% Average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 15.1
45% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 12.1
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-DS3P Builds (Compare 3,185 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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