Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.2% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	30 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '19 at 19:22
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370E-$471 5,639 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 80.1 2-Core 153 65% 108 Pts	4-Core 267 8-Core 398 41% 332 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.2% Above average	Lighting 60.9 Reflection 60.1 Parallax 56.8 50% 59.3 fps	MRender 73.8 Gravity 59 Splatting 57.6 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 135 136 135 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 131 Write 126 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 134 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 83%
KINGSTON SH103S3120G 120GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 66GB free (System drive), PID 6388 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 180 179 171 174 171 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 106 Mixed 135 SusWrite 175 194% 144 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 17.1 4K Mixed 12.8 1,056% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 8.3 DQ Write 19.2 DQ Mixed 14.4 1,174% 14 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 220%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS BLS8G3D1609DS 1600 CL9 Seri 1600 CL9 Seri 32GB 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.7% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 18.8 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 14.5 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns

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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	162x
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 $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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% - Very good

Total price: $392

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16