Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics87.3% 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 Drive71.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 06 '16 at 07:33
Run Duration200 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
68.4% Good
Memory 89
1-Core 71.3
2-Core 137
61% 99.1 Pts
4-Core 260
8-Core 433
42% 346 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7570
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 116
Parallax 98.9
89% 108 fps
MRender 99.8
Gravity 104
Splatting 104
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 240GB
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 598
Write 323
Mixed 337
92% 419 MB/s
4K Read 7.04
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 14.7
74% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 90.3
DQ Mixed 54.7
58% 98.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 120%
Seagate ST3000VM002-1ET1 3TB
141GB free
Firmware: SC11
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 118
Write 121
Mixed 110
88% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.49
4K Mixed 0.14
60% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
101GB free
Firmware: CC4B
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
70% Good
Read 117
Write 127
Mixed 101
86% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.25
4K Mixed 0.3
82% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 70%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
48.9% Average
MC Read 20
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 17.2
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 13.2
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3 Builds (Compare 519 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 - $248

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $465
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