Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot DriveThe 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3P  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141210
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 03 '18 at 19:56
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 92.9
1-Core 78.4
2-Core 159
67% 110 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 460
48% 385 Pts
64-Core 484
30% 484 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 68%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 100 92 102 100 99 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 92.7
Write 96.8
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 94.8
63% 85.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 70%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44
199GB free
Firmware: 1AC01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 97 98 98 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 96.7
Write 51.7
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 97.7
56% 76.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
35.3% Below average
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 9.5
32% 11.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 11.3
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3P Builds (Compare 636 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $391
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