Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics84.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive38.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3P  (all builds)
Memory2.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 18 '19 at 05:24
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 57%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8120
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
68.3% Good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 69.3
2-Core 138
62% 99.5 Pts
4-Core 247
8-Core 369
38% 308 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Nvidia(10DE 1B82) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
84.2% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 127
Parallax 118
83% 115 fps
MRender 94.6
Gravity 123
Splatting 103
87% 107 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 80GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2CV102M3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 54 51 51 49 47 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
38.7% Below average
Read 249
Write 78.7
Mixed 114
SusWrite 54
27% 124 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 50.7
4K Mixed 10.8
71% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 72.8
DQ Mixed 77.7
66% 99.7 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 44%
Maxtor 6L320S0 320GB
22GB free
Firmware: BACE1G20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 51 52 52 52 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
26.9% Poor
Read 39.7
Write 51.2
Mixed 32.3
SusWrite 52
32% 43.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 0.1
153% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 26.9%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
29.7% Poor
MC Read 11
MC Write 9.5
MC Mixed 7.2
26% 9.23 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 9.2
SC Mixed 8.7
26% 9 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 30%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3P Builds (Compare 635 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $401
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