Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics143% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73.1% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3P  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150601
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 07 '21 at 20:34
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
66.4% Good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 72.2
2-Core 139
60% 98.4 Pts
4-Core 262
8-Core 432
42% 347 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
143% Outstanding
Lighting 206
Reflection 195
Parallax 188
168% 196 fps
MRender 182
Gravity 150
Splatting 135
125% 156 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 143%
Great: 158%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 261 347 349 357 356 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 366
Write 348
Mixed 310
SusWrite 316
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 47.7
4K Mixed 36
116% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 36.9
DQ Write 90.5
DQ Mixed 49.8
42% 59.1 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
48.3% Average
MC Read 20
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 17.5
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 12.4
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 55%

 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: 75% - Very good Total price: $435
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