Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	42.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.5 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '18 at 09:50
Run Duration	489 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 70.3 2-Core 140 60% 98.6 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 390 37% 305 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 65%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 477GB free Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,424 Write 1,197 Mixed 1,285 290% 1,302 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 71.5 256% 94.7 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 152 154% 249 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 353%
Intel 330 Series 240GB 1,960 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -74904228705263 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 813 (B5) Unknown 0 0 2 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 813 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 915709 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 915709 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1339196 (F9) Unknown 100 100 38422	42.3% Average	Read 308 Write 160 Mixed 131 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 9.73 61% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 23.3 DQ Write 91.6 DQ Mixed 10.9 22% 41.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 91%
Seagate NAS HDD 3TB-$119 3,343 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 597GB free Firmware: SC60 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 99 19945960 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2959 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 60 60 1158366 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7292 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 135 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BE) vendor-specific 69 65 521732127 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 57 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2959 (C2) HDA temperature 31 40 85899345951 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	57.2% Above average	Read 104 Write 95.9 Mixed 28.2 55% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.18 66% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 363GB free Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 122526904 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 83 83 17791 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 10431477 (09) Power-on hours count 62 62 33305 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 522 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 66 50 572129314 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 249 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 72 72 57221 (C2) HDA temperature 34 50 85899345954 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -49675591743769 (F1) Unknown 100 253 17867446439 (F2) Unknown 100 253 26806963922	82.3% Excellent	Read 132 Write 156 Mixed 93.8 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.22 72% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 186GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 113675584 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 84 84 17177 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 37394621 (09) Power-on hours count 52 52 42211 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 678 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 95 95 5 (BE) vendor-specific 67 44 103634567201 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 355 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 26 26 149595 (C2) HDA temperature 33 56 85899345953 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 39762807232078 (F1) Unknown 100 253 102409821435 (F2) Unknown 100 253 107333783727	67.3% Good	Read 121 Write 114 Mixed 39.6 67% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.07 4K Mixed 0.17 59% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 114%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 215GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 163 158 4833 (04) Start/Stop count 84 84 16661 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 1 1 75850 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1280 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 901 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 16661 (C2) HDA temperature 110 83 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 24 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	44.7% Average	Read 77.2 Write 78.2 Mixed 50.5 51% 68.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.28 88% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 117GB free Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 65249200 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 81 81 19477 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 62 60 30079309494 (09) Power-on hours count 61 61 34175 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 589 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 47 588972067 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 303 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 68 68 65255 (C2) HDA temperature 35 53 85899345955 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 9749575764394 (F1) Unknown 100 253 24243873263 (F2) Unknown 100 253 42486591473	85.2% Excellent	Read 154 Write 143 Mixed 43.8 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.19 69% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 113%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 3,958 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 34GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 114 Write 46.8 Mixed 58.1 81% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.14 4K Write 3.11 4K Mixed 1.37 172% 3.21 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 38%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 3,958 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 25GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 109 Write 9.18 Mixed 28.1 44% 48.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.19 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 1.73 142% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown OCZ3P1600LVAM 2x2GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 533 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.8% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 13.6 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 10.7 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 41%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 15%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	162x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	47x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	29x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	20x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	17x
F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 3,080 samples	11x

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Total price: $435

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16