Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 50.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics22.1% 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 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.
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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130125
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 10 '18 at 21:48
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
50.8% Above average
Memory 91.7
1-Core 49.9
2-Core 31.3
45% 57.6 Pts
4-Core 58.5
8-Core 96.5
10% 77.5 Pts
64-Core 97.5
6% 97.5 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB
CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
22.1% Poor
Lighting 25.8
Reflection 24.8
Parallax 32.2
21% 27.6 fps
MRender 34.6
Gravity 29.5
Splatting 26.2
24% 30.1 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.1%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
686GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 118 124 111 103 86 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
59.4% Above average
Read 92.5
Write 164
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 115
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-020.A 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
20.5% Poor
MC Read 6.6
MC Write 5
MC Mixed 6
17% 5.87 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 7
16% 5.5 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 20.5%
Great: 88%

 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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