Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.5% 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	48% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141028
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '19 at 21:32
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 68.3 2-Core 122 58% 92.4 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 253 30% 232 Pts	64-Core 264 16% 264 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Lighting 64 Reflection 58.7 Parallax 53.2 52% 58.6 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 63.1 Splatting 53 50% 62.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 130 127 119 107 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 223 Write 182 Mixed 198 SusWrite 124 41% 182 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 49.7 4K Mixed 27.8 93% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 27.5 DQ Write 81.5 DQ Mixed 38 34% 49 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 85%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 182 183 183 184 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 151 Mixed 89 SusWrite 184 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.5 298% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 909GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 196 198 196 197 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 164 Mixed 99 SusWrite 196 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 34GB 522 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 27GB free, PID 00ad Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 19 19 20 19 19 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 118 Write 12.8 Mixed 48 SusWrite 20.1 52% 49.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 2.1 112% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 4,751 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	45.4% Average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 16.4 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 13.2 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 70.7 56% 70.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 53%

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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	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: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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