Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.5% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151103
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 16 '20 at 10:25
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.2% Good
Memory 91
1-Core 73.9
2-Core 141
63% 102 Pts
4-Core 258
8-Core 406
41% 332 Pts
64-Core 377
23% 377 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.8% Good
Lighting 75.3
Reflection 78.6
Parallax 67.9
61% 74 fps
MRender 71.2
Gravity 71.8
Splatting 74.9
60% 72.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 335 396 407 407 202 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 426
Mixed 420
SusWrite 323
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 44
141% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 222
174% 240 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 123%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
736GB free
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 340 414 399 399 411 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 443
Mixed 400
SusWrite 360
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 77.8
4K Mixed 41.7
142% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 212
161% 219 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 95%
Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
787GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 199 200 201 200 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 171
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 193
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 109%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS CT102464BA160 16GB
800, 800 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
48.2% Average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 17.3
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11.2
27% 9.53 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 49%

 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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