Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.2% 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)
Boot Drive	44.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	0.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120530
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '17 at 06:37
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 (94^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 68.6 2-Core 143 60% 99.2 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 430 42% 342 Pts	64-Core 431 27% 431 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 8C97) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.49 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Lighting 36.2 Reflection 26.2 Parallax 32.9 30% 31.8 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 34 Splatting 33 29% 35.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS13 11 120GB SSD 265 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS13 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 10472 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 190 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 78 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1703989 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 36 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 74 (F1) Unknown 100 100 7073	44.4% Average	Read 517 Write 85.6 Mixed 152 54% 251 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 21.2 4K Mixed 9.97 44% 14.8 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 91.9 DQ Mixed 36.2 50% 91.9 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 90%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJ8O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 81 (03) Spinup time 120 120 42983621127 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 569 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 121 121 34 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 23352 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 56 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 621 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 621 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 249109544998 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	72.5% Very good	Read 124 Write 129 Mixed 121 94% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.84 4K Write 2.16 4K Mixed 0.23 101% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 115GB free Firmware: CC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 100 40 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1973 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 64 60 3116907 (09) Power-on hours count 54 54 40671 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 269 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 2 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 52 723255329 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 44 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2218 (C2) HDA temperature 33 48 77309411361 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 18 9 40 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 6 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 92964567124855 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3595473948 (F2) Unknown 100 253 316683773	41.9% Average	Read 77 Write 69.1 Mixed 71.1 54% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 0.71 4K Mixed 0.56 101% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 75%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44 34,705 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 54GB free Firmware: 3.AH Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 86 86 15014 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 211034841 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 17323 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1800 (B8) Unknown 100 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 46 907149351 (C2) HDA temperature 39 54 77309411367 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 81 66 179980643 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 15	51.3% Above average	Read 90.3 Write 88.5 Mixed 87.4 67% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 94% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	44.8% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12.7 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 50%

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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	88x
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	22x
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	50x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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