Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	59.1% 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	44.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '17 at 16:50
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 90 1-Core 69 2-Core 130 60% 96.2 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 298 35% 270 Pts	64-Core 316 20% 316 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1055 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.4.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Lighting 74.3 Reflection 62.3 Parallax 86.1 60% 74.2 fps	MRender 62.2 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 78.6 56% 67.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 102203042675754 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 948 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 944 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 107 107 16477246 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 944 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 89436 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 62 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 89436 (F2) Unknown 100 100 150291 (F9) Unknown 100 100 2497	44.6% Average	Read 304 Write 141 Mixed 176 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 48.7 4K Mixed 10.4 74% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 28.9 DQ Write 94.4 DQ Mixed 9.73 22% 44.4 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 99 14870016 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1107 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 14620079 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1383 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 763 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 55 656080935 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 113 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 5905 (C2) HDA temperature 39 45 68719476775 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -124850404326740 (F1) Unknown 100 253 150424805049 (F2) Unknown 100 253 250240349511
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 457GB free Firmware: GG2OACY0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 212 212 60129542145 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1075 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 870 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 615 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 21 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 4868 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 180389675036 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	52.1% Above average	Read 95 Write 86.5 Mixed 12 47% 64.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.17 63% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 58%
Maxtor Basics Portable 250GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 13GB free, PID 7450 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 30.6 Write 30.6 Mixed 8.94 28% 23.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 0.88 4K Mixed 0.29 42% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1866C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1866C10D3/ 16GB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 800, 933, 800, 933 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	47.4% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 16.9 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.9 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 50%

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

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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 $269	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 $40	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