AMD 970A-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 56.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.4% 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 Drive	58.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	AMD 970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121018
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '21 at 19:47
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Memory 80.2 1-Core 63.5 2-Core 115 54% 86.2 Pts	4-Core 189 8-Core 179 25% 184 Pts	64-Core 192 12% 192 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Gigabyte(1458 2272) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Lighting 36.8 Reflection 39.1 Parallax 47.7 30% 41.2 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 34.9 Splatting 27 26% 31.6 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 501ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 153 152 155 155 155 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	58.5% Above average	Read 278 Write 272 Mixed 239 SusWrite 153 53% 235 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 58.2 4K Mixed 32.7 114% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 91.1 DQ Mixed 40.8 37% 54.8 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 94%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 44GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 130 130 130 129 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 346 Write 119 Mixed 109 SusWrite 128 38% 175 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 17.8 92% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 28.9 DQ Write 97 DQ Mixed 19.8 28% 48.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 73%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 155 152 155 155 155 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 151 Mixed 88.1 SusWrite 154 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.3 248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 112%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68WT0N0 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2.5TB free, PID 2567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 137 141 139 141 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	53% Above average	Read 105 Write 103 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 139 147% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 4,425 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	45.9% Average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 15.9 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.8 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: AMD 970A-D3

CPU
FX-4130 Quad-CoreAMD $150Bench 52%, 8,564 samples	19x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	15x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 460Nvidia $203Bench 12%, 31,648 samples	13x
Radeon HD 6670AMDBench 6%, 32,193 samples	3x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	2x

SSD
BX500 960GBCrucial $54Bench 69%, 11,103 samples	3x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	2x
840 120GBSamsung $109Bench 61%, 51,792 samples	2x

RAM
M378B1G73QH0- 1x8GBSamsungBench 26%, 102 samples	10x
M378B1G73QH0- 2x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 86 samples	9x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	2x

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Value: 35% - Below average

Total price: $407

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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