Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.1% 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	The 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.
Memory	10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 10 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160406
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '17 at 00:12
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 945 12,746 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 82.8 1-Core 44.6 2-Core 88.9 48% 72.1 Pts	4-Core 175 8-Core 175 23% 175 Pts	64-Core 174 11% 174 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1401) 2GB CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Lighting 46.9 Reflection 44.8 Parallax 40.2 38% 44 fps	MRender 40.7 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 36.6 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 931GB free Firmware: AX001U Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 2601 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 6551 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 69 69 12505 (0A) Spinup retry count 230 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1629 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 42 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 217 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 53056 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 214748823585 (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 1155 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 91 91 3677 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 261 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	61.6% Good	Read 107 Write 107 Mixed 104 80% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.17 72% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 62%
Hitachi HCP725050GLA380 500GB 1,356 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 418GB free (System drive) Firmware: GM4OA5CA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 138 138 25789530368 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 438 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2182 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 434 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 497 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 497 (C2) HDA temperature 127 127 236224118831 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	46.5% Average	Read 79.8 Write 82.1 Mixed 80.5 61% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.34 87% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 51%
Seagate ST9320325AS 320GB-$34 18,767 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 297GB free Firmware: 0002CE02 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 35927969 (03) Spinup time 99 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4663 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 5674991 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6533 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1789 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 81 4295032996 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 52 655949862 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 453 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 6348 (C2) HDA temperature 38 48 68719476774 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 56 31 35927969 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 373	38.8% Below average	Read 65.1 Write 70.1 Mixed 63.1 50% 66.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 0.99 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 39%
Seagate ST3808110AS 80GB-$33 4,823 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 74GB free Firmware: 3.AAE Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 97 41563540 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1168 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 93667654 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3586 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 760 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 58 51 707395626 (C2) HDA temperature 42 49 73014444074 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 53 48 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 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	40.6% Average	Read 70.1 Write 71.2 Mixed 68.8 53% 70 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.44 104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 41%
Samsung HD080HJ 80GB-$25 4,646 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 74GB free Firmware: ZH100-47 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 253 100 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 3968 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3561 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5821 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1603 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BE) vendor-specific 91 76 49 (C2) HDA temperature 91 76 49 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 13090 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 253 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 253 253 0	34% Below average	Read 58.3 Write 60 Mixed 58 44% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.41 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT25664BA160B CT25664BA160B F3-10666CL9-2 Nanya M2F4GH64CB8HB 10GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 800, 800, 667, 667 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.8% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 11 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 7.4 19% 6.77 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 33%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	157x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	32x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	25x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	8x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	32x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	12x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2x8GBCorsairBench 46%, 237 samples	9x

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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