Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '20 at 04:22
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$75 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Memory 95.2 1-Core 69.9 2-Core 129 62% 98 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 381 36% 300 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Sapphire(174B E215) 1GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.5.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Lighting 19 Reflection 18.2 Parallax 24.2 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 14.8 Gravity 18.3 Splatting 20.7 15% 17.9 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 143 139 134 137 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 169 Mixed 133 SusWrite 139 114% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 105%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 917GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 80 82 82 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 89.4 Mixed 66 SusWrite 81.1 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 57%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$39 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 927GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 101 101 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 112 Write 104 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 101 74% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 76%
LEXAR JUMPDRIVE SECURE 0GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID a431 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 15.9 Write 8.2 Mixed 10.2 13% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 35% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C10 2x4GB 234 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.8 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 51%

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Gaming 20%

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Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 15%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	162x
FX-8320AMD $75Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	48x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	29x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $433

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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