Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
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.
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
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130121
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 13 '21 at 20:31
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
56.7% Above average
Memory 77.5
1-Core 56
2-Core 114
52% 82.6 Pts
4-Core 200
8-Core 258
29% 229 Pts
64-Core 258
16% 258 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HM641JI 640GB-$50
504GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AJ10003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 74 77 64 28 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 82.9
Write 88.2
Mixed 49.3
SusWrite 65.1
52% 71.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 50%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 1TB
931GB free, PID a001
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 127 124 122 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 112
Write 118
Mixed 69.1
SusWrite 127
145% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 1.3
213% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 59%
Great: 223%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 991770 Corsair CMX4GX3M1A133 991770 12GB
667, 667, 667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
39.7% Below average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 12.1
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 12
27% 9.47 GB/s
Latency 85.3
47% 85.3 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3 Builds (Compare 518 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 - $248

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $465
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