Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 49.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics90.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3P  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141028
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateDec 30 '20 at 22:36
Run Duration397 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 82%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
49.4% Average
Memory 76.6
1-Core 56.8
2-Core 80.4
48% 71.3 Pts
4-Core 130
8-Core 140
18% 135 Pts
64-Core 125
8% 125 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.1% Outstanding
Lighting 111
Reflection 124
Parallax 112
90% 115 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 101
Splatting 96.8
90% 112 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
T-force 500GB 500GB
371GB free
Firmware: 02K0S8FA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 213 266 222 277 233 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Read 293
Write 319
Mixed 304
SusWrite 228
64% 286 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 15.9
4K Mixed 14.1
49% 14.9 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 135
124% 189 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 126%
Amd-raid WDC WDS120G2G0A- 120GB
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 107 31 49 21 34 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 228
Write 123
Mixed 171
SusWrite 56.4
108% 145 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 5
876% 5.23 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 153%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 81 85 76 91 79 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
50% Above average
Read 93.4
Write 67.9
Mixed 51.7
SusWrite 80.8
54% 73.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown R5316G1609U2K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
41.6% Average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 15.6
43% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 11.2
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 87.2
46% 87.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 58%

 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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