Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics29.2% 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 Drive33.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateSep 17 '20 at 13:21
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320E-$87
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Memory 71.1
1-Core 62.9
2-Core 113
51% 82.3 Pts
4-Core 205
8-Core 321
32% 263 Pts
64-Core 319
20% 319 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
29.2% Poor
Lighting 36.5
Reflection 24.6
Parallax 32.9
30% 31.3 fps
MRender 38.1
Gravity 33.6
Splatting 32.4
28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 48 10 83 59 66 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
33.8% Below average
Read 417
Write 288
Mixed 257
SusWrite 72.5
58% 259 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 8.4
4K Mixed 10.4
38% 10.6 MB/s
DQ Read 18.1
DQ Write 34.5
DQ Mixed 18.4
16% 23.7 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
692GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 94 56 128 166 178 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 178
Mixed 77.7
SusWrite 130
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905402-174.A 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
39.6% Below average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 12.6
MC Mixed 12.9
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 10.9
26% 9.17 GB/s
Latency 98.8
40% 98.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 46%

 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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