Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.3% 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)
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120511
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '18 at 21:21
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 71.1 2-Core 136 60% 98.1 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 309 35% 272 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Asus(1043 04A1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1120 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 35.9 Parallax 47.8 32% 41.1 fps	MRender 31.2 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 40.9 29% 35 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300 9,430 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: C3G Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 115 Write 205 Mixed 154 36% 158 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 21.4 102% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 25.6 DQ Write 97.7 DQ Mixed 34.1 34% 52.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 89%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 20GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 75 75 77 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 86.1 Write 85.7 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 75.7 58% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 86%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 36GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 75 65 62 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 53 Write 78 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 69.2 45% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	44.8% Average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 15.6 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 65%

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

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	89x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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) $35	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