Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics52% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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 (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130121
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateAug 11 '17 at 02:31
Run Duration100 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 82%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core-$150
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
43.9% Average
Memory 68.7
1-Core 45.5
2-Core 88.2
43% 67.5 Pts
4-Core 112
8-Core 120
15% 116 Pts
64-Core 113
7% 113 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
52% Above average
Lighting 62.4
Reflection 67.8
Parallax 69.3
51% 66.5 fps
MRender 75.4
Gravity 65.2
Splatting 61
54% 67.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
871GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 149
Write 168
Mixed 115
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.24
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.3
130% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Elpida EBJ41UF8BCF0- Elpida EBJ41UF8BCF0- 16GB
667, 667, 667, 667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
38.8% Below average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 12.5
MC Mixed 15.9
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 8.5
20% 7.13 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 39%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3 Builds (Compare 516 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $465
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