Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130408
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJun 01 '18 at 20:07
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4350-$57
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Memory 80.4
1-Core 60.8
2-Core 107
53% 82.6 Pts
4-Core 126
8-Core 148
18% 137 Pts
64-Core 148
9% 148 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630
Zotac(19DA 1308) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
4.46% Terrible
Lighting 5.23
Reflection 6
Parallax 6.69
4% 5.97 fps
MRender 3.86
Gravity 6.8
Splatting 6.61
5% 5.76 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.46%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 116
Write 118
Mixed 7.06
58% 80.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.22
4K Write 0.43
4K Mixed 0.11
29% 0.25 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
37% Below average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 13.9
37% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 10.9
26% 9.03 GB/s
Latency 79.9
50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 37%
Great: 97%

 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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