Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics38.5% 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 Drive62.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3P  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateDec 13 '20 at 15:09
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.6% Good
Memory 88.6
1-Core 77.3
2-Core 152
64% 106 Pts
4-Core 275
8-Core 438
44% 357 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
Asus(1043 0501) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38.5% Below average
Lighting 44.8
Reflection 60.5
Parallax 68.8
36% 58 fps
MRender 59.9
Gravity 54.1
Splatting 44.8
42% 52.9 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
357GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 336 351 255 248 248 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 290
Write 342
Mixed 308
SusWrite 282
69% 306 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 29.7
4K Mixed 27.5
89% 27.4 MB/s
DQ Read 217
DQ Write 55.9
DQ Mixed 94.6
80% 122 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 99%
Generic USB Flash Disk 4GB
4GB free, PID 1172
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 6.8 7.5 7.7 7.7 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
4.87% Terrible
Read 19.1
Write 6.3
Mixed 6.9
SusWrite 6.8
11% 9.78 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.6
27% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.87%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
46.3% Average
MC Read 18
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 15.9
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 13.2
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3P Builds (Compare 637 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P - $248

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $392
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