Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics67.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive79.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3P  (all builds)
Memory18 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150601
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '20 at 20:45
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 630
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
48.9% Average
Memory 69.9
1-Core 41.1
2-Core 82.6
42% 64.5 Pts
4-Core 163
8-Core 163
22% 163 Pts
64-Core 168
10% 168 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67.9% Good
Lighting 87.2
Reflection 84
Parallax 72.9
71% 81.4 fps
MRender 69.2
Gravity 78.9
Splatting 76.7
62% 74.9 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 73%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 300 308 302 294 298 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Read 400
Write 370
Mixed 329
SusWrite 293
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 34.5
4K Mixed 33.4
110% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 254
191% 256 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMV8GX3M1A160 CT51264BA160B CMV8GX3M1A160 20GB
800, 800, 800 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
27.8% Poor
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 10
27% 9.5 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 8
20% 7.13 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 29%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3P Builds (Compare 637 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: 80% - Very good Total price: $392
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