Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics63.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive84.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateAug 18 '18 at 00:15
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
67% Good
Memory 86.5
1-Core 75.4
2-Core 145
62% 102 Pts
4-Core 258
8-Core 423
42% 340 Pts
64-Core 419
26% 419 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3775) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.7% Good
Lighting 80.5
Reflection 78.6
Parallax 67.3
66% 75.5 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 72.9
Splatting 75
60% 73.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM04B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 280 269 280 285 274 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 431
Write 325
Mixed 240
SusWrite 278
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 73
4K Mixed 33.5
128% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 101
115% 197 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 110%
Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$320
157GB free
Firmware: E7FT04.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 507 553 555 553 559 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 486
Mixed 385
SusWrite 528
107% 475 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 34.6
120% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 519
DQ Write 371
DQ Mixed 423
322% 438 MB/s
Poor: 107%
This bench: 109%
Great: 209%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 174 174 176 177 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 160
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 175
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 101%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
47.3% Average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 16.5
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 12.7
30% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970-GAMING Builds (Compare 330 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $217
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