Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.8% 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	63.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '19 at 03:21
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	62.3% Good	Memory 79.1 1-Core 69.4 2-Core 130 57% 92.7 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 356 38% 301 Pts	64-Core 372 23% 372 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85C5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.8% Above average	Lighting 65.2 Reflection 66.9 Parallax 63.7 53% 65.2 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 61.8 Splatting 64.4 52% 63.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingmax 120GB 120GB 2,908 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: M1024E SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 140 122 140 121 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 454 Write 140 Mixed 196 SusWrite 134 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 49.7 4K Mixed 26.9 93% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 28 65% 139 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 86%
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$31 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 140GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 199 200 200 200 199 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 432 Write 401 Mixed 271 SusWrite 208 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 39.3 135% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 241 185% 253 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 105%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 131 132 134 133 129 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 173 Write 166 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 131 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 466GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 126 128 129 130 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 123 Write 97 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 128 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 131 132 134 133 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 134 Write 153 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 131 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.8 240% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 2,734 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.9% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 13.6 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 10 24% 8.37 GB/s	Latency 82.3 49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 97%

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

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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 $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	161x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	116x

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 $37Bench 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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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $401

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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