Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.7% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	11.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '18 at 22:20
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 64.4 2-Core 129 60% 95.3 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 362 39% 309 Pts	64-Core 384 24% 384 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Lighting 72.4 Reflection 74.9 Parallax 71.4 59% 72.9 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 68.2 Splatting 68.2 57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 349 346 289 179 178 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 497 Write 356 Mixed 331 SusWrite 280 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 35.5 121% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 183 150% 213 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 103%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 355GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 114 114 114 113 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 170 Write 151 Mixed 107 SusWrite 114 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop 500GB 1,637 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 137GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 31 31 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 31 Write 30.5 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 30.4 40% 29.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS 2x8GB 2,652 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	49.2% Average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 17.3 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 12.7 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 55%

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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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16