Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.1% 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 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '18 at 20:34
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4350-$57 11,995 User benchmarks, average bench 57% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 75.9 2-Core 144 64% 104 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 227 31% 230 Pts	64-Core 229 14% 229 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2977) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Lighting 65.7 Reflection 61.7 Parallax 60.6 54% 62.7 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 65.3 Splatting 57.5 52% 64.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 709GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 171769392 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1749 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 114921353 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7015 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1747 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032852 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 58 522059807 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 74 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3689 (C2) HDA temperature 31 42 60129542175 (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 12283606473631 (F1) Unknown 100 253 10037094202 (F2) Unknown 100 253 18562632333	90.7% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 126 Mixed 151 117% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.27 88% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 112%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB 13,178 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 468GB free Firmware: JP4O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 77 1 (02) Throughput performance 135 100 96 (03) Spinup time 122 100 25790185782 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5667 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 100 30 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 11169 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3801 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 98 98 131072 (B9) Unknown 100 100 65535 (BB) vendor-specific 24 24 76 (BC) Unknown 99 1 58406035 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 57 471662621 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5679 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5679 (C2) HDA temperature 206 139 184684380189 (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 1 428326	63% Good	Read 112 Write 108 Mixed 112 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.37 88% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 371GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 75858844 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 8156 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 117111552 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 10752 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3799 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032854 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 42 240972857371 (C2) HDA temperature 27 58 55834574875 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 32 22 75858844 (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 -8589913527 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1456549415 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3632876585	66.2% Good	Read 119 Write 112 Mixed 71.7 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.52 119% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 70%
Seagate ST380013AS 80GB-$75 2,837 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 6GB free Firmware: 3.43 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 62 42 30209534 (03) Spinup time 98 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7670 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 88 60 760062120 (09) Power-on hours count 62 62 34051 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5120 (C2) HDA temperature 26 48 38654705690 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 62 42 30209534 (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	18.9% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 33 Mixed 33.4 25% 33 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.36 73% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IMT451U6MFR8C 2x4GB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 8.7 28% 9.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 9.3 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 50%

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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 $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	162x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $37Bench 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: $391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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