Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 57.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.26% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20120511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '18 at 07:43
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Memory 81.4 1-Core 54 2-Core 114 52% 83 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 238 28% 216 Pts	64-Core 253 16% 253 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6770 16,639 User benchmarks, average bench 10% Sapphire(174B E144) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	3.26% Terrible	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 11 Parallax 12.9 0% 8 fps	MRender 10.2 Gravity 11.4 Splatting 12.6 10% 11.4 fps
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 3.26% Great: 11%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 10 7.6 9.1 11 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	5.29% Terrible	Read 9.5 Write 11.2 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 8.9 7% 9.52 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 19% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 5.29% Great: 58%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB 13,178 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 893GB free Firmware: JP4OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 129 130 130 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 126 Write 123 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 129 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x4GB 39,448 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.3% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 10.1 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 9.7 25% 8.73 GB/s	Latency 78 51% 78 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 - $248

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	89x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	61x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	52x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	32x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	21x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	16x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	85x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	73x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	51x

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Total price: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16