Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.59% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '18 at 07:12
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 50.2 2-Core 101 52% 79.1 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 202 27% 201 Pts	64-Core 159 10% 159 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 18,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 2298) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.59% Terrible	Lighting 0.57 Reflection 1.23 Parallax 0.16 0% 0.65 fps	MRender 2.1 Gravity 0.4 Splatting 0.74 1% 1.08 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.59% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 240GB 1,960 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 112 111 104 102 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 299 Write 181 Mixed 225 SusWrite 109 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 28.9 106% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 207 160% 221 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 91%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1TB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 79 79 78 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	54% Above average	Read 109 Write 75.2 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 78.5 60% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.7 171% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-401.A 2x4GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 11.6 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 9 22% 7.57 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 20%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 15%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	162x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	47x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	29x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	20x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	17x
F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 3,080 samples	11x

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Total price: $392

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16