Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	44.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	106% 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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '20 at 05:53
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 62.3 2-Core 106 56% 85.7 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 328 32% 263 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Gigabyte(1458 22D7) CLim: 1230 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Lighting 54.3 Reflection 61.8 Parallax 71.5 44% 62.6 fps	MRender 61 Gravity 56.4 Splatting 51.1 45% 56.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 478GB 728 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 441 194 30 77 14 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 998 Write 836 Mixed 527 SusWrite 201 142% 641 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 42 152% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 4.6 44% 101 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 121%
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 960GB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 894GB free Firmware: 1.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 440 203 30 67 10 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 986 Write 872 Mixed 475 SusWrite 204 141% 634 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 41.8 156% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 97.8 90% 136 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 145%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 91 144 188 175 188 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 153 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 140 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 92 153 197 184 199 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 151 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 150 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 478 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	52.5% Above average	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 18.5 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 14.3 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 20%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 15%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P - $248

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	162x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	47x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	29x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	20x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	17x
F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 3,080 samples	11x

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Total price: $392

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16