Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics13.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive60.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150206
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 04 '18 at 04:39
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
52.6% Above average
Memory 77.6
1-Core 52.5
2-Core 88.8
48% 73 Pts
4-Core 156
8-Core 195
22% 175 Pts
64-Core 221
14% 221 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152
Nvidia(10DE 1016) 1GB
CLim: 928 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
13.8% Very poor
Lighting 16.6
Reflection 13.6
Parallax 19.3
14% 16.5 fps
MRender 20.6
Gravity 19.2
Splatting 14.1
14% 17.9 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.8%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
60.4% Good
Read 346
Write 340
Mixed 250
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 45.7
4K Mixed 17
78% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 27.1
DQ Write 83.4
DQ Mixed 18
24% 42.8 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
238GB free
Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 148
Write 143
Mixed 107
99% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.16
4K Mixed 0.19
64% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-559.A 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.2% Below average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 14.1
40% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 9.9
22% 7.83 GB/s
Latency 85.2
47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3 Builds (Compare 517 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 - $248

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $465
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