Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.2% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory3.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime17 Days
Run DateApr 04 '20 at 12:44
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
64.1% Good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 61.6
2-Core 121
58% 91.3 Pts
4-Core 209
8-Core 242
29% 225 Pts
64-Core 275
17% 275 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 151
Parallax 191
105% 157 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 175
Splatting 122
113% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 106%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNTY128HDHP-00000 128GB
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT2100Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 114 136 137 135 137 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 454
Write 425
Mixed 298
SusWrite 140
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 74.2
4K Mixed 43.7
147% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 34.2
83% 173 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 102%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50
866GB free
Firmware: N1007C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 374 401 412 408 410 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 470
Write 375
Mixed 280
SusWrite 381
84% 377 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 29.5
92% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 182
147% 208 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81%
Great: 105%
Flash Disk 0GB
0GB free, PID 6025
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 18
Write 7
Mixed 8.5
12% 11.2 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.2
40% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 1% Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
49.3% Average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 18.1
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 12.4
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970-GAMING Builds (Compare 330 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $217
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