Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics50% 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.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3P  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130806
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateAug 18 '17 at 18:32
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67.3% Good
Memory 92.7
1-Core 73.6
2-Core 145
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 231
8-Core 318
35% 275 Pts
64-Core 330
20% 330 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 62%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
XFX(1682 9270) 2GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
28.6% Poor
Lighting 35.7
Reflection 32.3
Parallax 43.5
29% 37.2 fps
MRender 29.6
Gravity 30.3
Splatting 38.9
28% 32.9 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 26%
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50% Above average
Lighting 60.7
Reflection 68.4
Parallax 81.9
50% 70.4 fps
MRender 70.7
Gravity 64
Splatting 55.6
51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 50%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 116
Write 122
Mixed 116
89% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.18
85% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4 BLS2G3D1609DS F3-12800CL BLS2G3D1609DS 12GB
800, 800, 800, 800 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.7% Average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 16.3
46% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 13
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3P Builds (Compare 637 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P - $248

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $392
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