Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics17% 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 Drive35.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 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.
Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3P  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150601
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 16 '18 at 22:17
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 62%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320E-$87
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
43.2% Average
Memory 70.7
1-Core 23
2-Core 43.1
34% 45.6 Pts
4-Core 87.6
8-Core 132
14% 110 Pts
64-Core 122
8% 122 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 360-$100
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.2.1
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
17% Very poor
Lighting 17.9
Reflection 29.6
Parallax 31.2
15% 26.2 fps
MRender 26
Gravity 20.2
Splatting 31.3
22% 25.8 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17%
Great: 20%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z331 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 468
Write 21.5
Mixed 192
49% 227 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 15.4
4K Mixed 3.64
44% 13.2 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 25.5
DQ Mixed 4.24
19% 46.3 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
678GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Read 113
Write 158
Mixed 142
104% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 1.46
4K Mixed 0.26
91% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
555GB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 126
Write 119
Mixed 122
92% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.44
4K Mixed 0.2
67% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
29.5% Poor
MC Read 11
MC Write 8.7
MC Mixed 11.9
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 6.9
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 99.9
40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 20%
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Desktop
Desktop 64%
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Workstation
Workstation 15%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P - $248

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $392
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