Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	85.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160128
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '19 at 00:14
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	56.8% Above average	Memory 83.3 1-Core 61.1 2-Core 102 53% 82.1 Pts	4-Core 166 8-Core 274 27% 220 Pts	64-Core 247 15% 247 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 65%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 296 299 284 277 264 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 454 Write 401 Mixed 368 SusWrite 289 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 52.9 4K Mixed 37.7 122% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 252 190% 255 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 828GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 146 146 136 139 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 177 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 138 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 107%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$33 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 340GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 105 99 103 97 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 100 Write 100 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 102 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-149.A F3-17000CL9-4 9905403-149.A F3-17000CL9-4 16GB 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.7% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 14.1 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 10.5 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns

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

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Typical GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF Builds (Compare 97 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 31%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 25%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	41x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	17x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	13x

GPU
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	7x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	7x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	7x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	3x
SD8SBBU120G1122 120GBSandiskBench 47%, 2,087 samples	3x

RAM
DDR3 2133 2OZ 2x4GBAdataBench 41%, 1,140 samples	6x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples	4x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	3x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $305

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16