Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive50.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory17.8 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151103
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 11 '19 at 18:04
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th 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 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
43.2% Average
Memory 68.2
1-Core 38.3
2-Core 57.8
38% 54.8 Pts
4-Core 101
8-Core 196
18% 148 Pts
64-Core 196
12% 196 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 68%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UJ450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 63 67 92 111 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 447
Write 317
Mixed 282
SusWrite 123
65% 292 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 36.5
4K Mixed 18.4
69% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 60.1
DQ Mixed 40.4
42% 69.2 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 55%
Samsung D3 Station 2TB
341GB free, PID 6123
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
12.4% Very poor
Read 30
Write 28
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 29.1
38% 27.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.9
51% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 12.4%
Great: 80%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C F3-10666CL7-4 F3-10666CL7-4 Kingston KHX2133C11D3/ 20GB
800, 667, 667, 667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
34.2% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 12.5
35% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 6.3
SC Mixed 8.1
21% 7.33 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns

 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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