Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics15.8% 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 Drive54.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-P61A-D3  (all builds)
Memory6.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20120216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 23 '18 at 13:33
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3470-$59
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Memory 89.8
1-Core 99.8
2-Core 193
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 375
46% 354 Pts
64-Core 378
23% 378 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Gigabyte(1458 375C) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
15.8% Very poor
Lighting 19.7
Reflection 15.2
Parallax 18.5
16% 17.8 fps
MRender 16
Gravity 18.8
Splatting 20.3
15% 18.4 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 15.8%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 348
Write 190
Mixed 234
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 38.5
4K Mixed 18.4
92% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 34
DQ Write 40.4
DQ Mixed 18.2
19% 30.8 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
668GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 163
Mixed 155
128% 170 MB/s
4K Read 1.13
4K Write 2.62
4K Mixed 0.31
130% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%
WD Elements 1TB
689GB free, PID 1042
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
23.7% Poor
Read 76.9
Write 43.4
Mixed 51.1
68% 57.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 0.97
4K Mixed 0.15
39% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 43%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
235GB free, PID a00f
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
33.8% Below average
Read 90.6
Write 72.9
Mixed 77.4
101% 80.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.16
58% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Team-Elite-1333 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
29% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 9.5
MC Mixed 8.4
26% 9.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 8.1
24% 8.6 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 29%
Great: 30%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-P61A-D3 Builds (Compare 411 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3

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HDDRAMUSB
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