Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 44.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics13% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1776 x 1000 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111013
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 24 '20 at 17:10
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
44.6% Average
Memory 85.3
1-Core 61.4
2-Core 66.6
50% 71.1 Pts
4-Core 26.3
8-Core 33.7
4% 30 Pts
64-Core 44.5
3% 44.5 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6850
Sapphire(174B 174B) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
13% Very poor
Lighting 17.2
Reflection 13.5
Parallax 13.1
14% 14.6 fps
MRender 9.48
Gravity 11.6
Splatting 17.3
11% 12.8 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
277GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 92 97 98 103 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
44.5% Average
Read 64
Write 61
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 91
50% 67.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
23.9% Poor
MC Read 6.7
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 6.7
19% 6.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.3
28% 9.73 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3 Builds (Compare 518 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 - $248

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $465
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