Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% 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 58.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 07:47
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	13%

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 FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Memory 86.2 1-Core 57.5 2-Core 115 55% 86.3 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 198 24% 186 Pts	64-Core 182 11% 182 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Nvidia(10DE 1380) 2GB CLim: 1476 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Lighting 25.7 Reflection 19.5 Parallax 23.3 21% 22.8 fps	MRender 29.3 Gravity 25.1 Splatting 19.5 20% 24.6 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2CV102M3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 77 75 75 79 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 251 Write 70.1 Mixed 112 SusWrite 75.1 28% 127 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 48.5 4K Mixed 10.9 70% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 73.5 DQ Mixed 79.6 68% 102 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 44%
Lacie P9227 Slim 2TB 851 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 259GB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 79 76 82 82 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 42.5 Write 76.2 Mixed 39.1 SusWrite 80.5 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0 113% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 4,425 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.3% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 10.4 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.7 26% 9.23 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 50%

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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 $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	161x
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 $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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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