Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive46.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateMay 17 '17 at 14:35
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
68.3% Good
Memory 89.9
1-Core 72.1
2-Core 136
62% 99.4 Pts
4-Core 254
8-Core 394
40% 324 Pts
64-Core 416
26% 416 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2040 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (98th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (75 fps cap detected)
60.9% Good
Lighting 74.7
Reflection 69.8
Parallax 60.8
61% 68.4 fps
MRender 73.2
Gravity 74.8
Splatting 75.4
61% 74.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 55GB
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 582ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 359
Write 69.7
Mixed 118
39% 182 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 59.4
4K Mixed 13.2
84% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 86.3
DQ Write 66.7
DQ Mixed 23.8
32% 58.9 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 60%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
466GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingmax FLFE85F-C8KM9 FLFF65F-D8KQ9 FLFE85F-C8KM9 FLFF65F-C8KL9 12GB
667, 667, 667, 667 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
45.9% Average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 16
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 13.1
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns

 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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