Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	56.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160128
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '20 at 06:22
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 90 1-Core 69.8 2-Core 134 61% 98 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 297 33% 260 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% PNY(196E 1350) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.2% Good	Lighting 79.1 Reflection 73.4 Parallax 71.5 64% 74.7 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 72.1 Splatting 54.4 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Sol id State Disk 120GB 499 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 293 290 85 26 22 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 303 Write 331 Mixed 213 SusWrite 168 57% 253 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 21.5 89% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 67.7 78% 132 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 72%
PNY CS90 0 250GB SSD 25 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 198GB free Firmware: CS90 SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 164 95 99 98 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 458 Write 248 Mixed 331 SusWrite 153 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 35.2 131% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 169 134% 187 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 79%
Spcc Sol id State Disk 512GB 252 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 158GB free Firmware: SBFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 359 124 105 104 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 472 Write 213 Mixed 331 SusWrite 193 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 67.8 4K Mixed 34.7 130% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 172 139% 196 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 4,885 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	44.5% Average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 14.4 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 50%

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

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Gaming 31%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 25%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	41x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	17x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	13x

GPU
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	7x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	7x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	7x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	3x
SD8SBBU120G1122 120GBSandiskBench 47%, 2,087 samples	3x

RAM
DDR3 2133 2OZ 2x4GBAdataBench 41%, 1,140 samples	6x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples	4x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	3x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $305

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16