Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
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 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 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics47.6% 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 Drive52.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '20 at 15:49
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU3%
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 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-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
66.8% Good
Memory 87.3
1-Core 72.4
2-Core 137
61% 98.9 Pts
4-Core 252
8-Core 410
40% 331 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
47.6% Average
Lighting 60.8
Reflection 59
Parallax 79.3
50% 66.4 fps
MRender 59.5
Gravity 62
Splatting 43.6
44% 55 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 174 166 168 169 165 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 276
Write 329
Mixed 282
SusWrite 185
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 35.8
4K Mixed 27.7
90% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 31.3
DQ Write 64.2
DQ Mixed 39
32% 44.8 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
150GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 166 166 166 166 165 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 98.5
Write 54.7
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 165
69% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 112%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44
281GB free
Firmware: 1AC01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 109 110 111 111 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 112
Write 49
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 106
60% 81.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 110 110 111 111 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 126
Write 159
Mixed 68
SusWrite 106
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 6.6
23% 8.07 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 5.4
21% 7.43 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 26%
Great: 51%

 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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