Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
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 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	59.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130903
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '17 at 10:52
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 74.4 2-Core 146 61% 101 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 438 42% 345 Pts	64-Core 442 27% 442 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1911 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 963 (A2) Unknown 100 100 113 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 786456 (AE) Unknown 100 100 130 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 130 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 16 (E7) Temperature 100 100 88 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4105 (F2) Unknown 100 100 5662	59.4% Above average	Read 498 Write 299 Mixed 337 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 7.21 64% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 27.6 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 7.87 24% 49.7 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 97%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100 5,498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 649GB free Firmware: 51.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 199 199 1407 (03) Spinup time 221 162 3933 (04) Start/Stop count 87 87 13563 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 73 73 20212 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 92 92 8819 (C0) Power-off retract count 197 197 2255 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 79 79 364029 (C2) HDA temperature 108 94 42 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 64 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 64 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 19	51.6% Above average	Read 92.8 Write 87.4 Mixed 74.1 64% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.35 4K Mixed 0.11 40% 0.32 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 68%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100 5,498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 78GB free Firmware: 51.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 130 130 20499 (03) Spinup time 225 167 3725 (04) Start/Stop count 86 86 14611 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 73 73 19779 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 92 92 8030 (C0) Power-off retract count 197 197 2823 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 155 155 136381 (C2) HDA temperature 109 95 41 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 51 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 51 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 76	41.9% Average	Read 71.1 Write 75.3 Mixed 73 55% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 0.34 4K Mixed 0.16 43% 0.32 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.6% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 15.1 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.2 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 115%

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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 $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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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