Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	24.1% 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	47.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 09 '21 at 17:09
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	59.8% Above average	Memory 82 1-Core 67.4 2-Core 115 56% 88.2 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 330 33% 268 Pts	64-Core 328 20% 328 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% XFX(1682 9560) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1295 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	24.1% Poor	Lighting 29.7 Reflection 29.4 Parallax 44.9 24% 34.7 fps	MRender 28.8 Gravity 32.7 Splatting 27 24% 29.5 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Torch LE 120GB 260 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 76 57 42 56 32 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.8% Average	Read 178 Write 162 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 72.6 24% 110 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 23.9 81% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 159 144% 219 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 98%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB 8,194 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 35GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 87 88 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 105 Write 101 Mixed 82.6 SusWrite 87.7 70% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 112%
Samsung D3 Station 5TB 431 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 276GB free, PID 6126 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 121 120 128 127 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 78.6 Write 117 Mixed 78.1 SusWrite 123 141% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 0.6 342% 3.47 MB/s	DQ Read 0.3 DQ Write 11.1 DQ Mixed 0.4 392% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1 2x4GB 118 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	45.3% Average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 14.3 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 12.8 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 50%

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

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Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

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Workstation 15%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	162x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	48x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	29x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	20x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	17x
F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 3,080 samples	11x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16