Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
Processor	With 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 51.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	55.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 10 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 01:56
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Memory 76.1 1-Core 49.6 2-Core 101 48% 75.6 Pts	4-Core 153 8-Core 176 22% 164 Pts	64-Core 212 13% 212 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 401A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.3% Above average	Lighting 70.8 Reflection 72.6 Parallax 68 58% 70.5 fps	MRender 60.5 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 57.4 51% 62.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: KC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 41 35 83 88 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 96.5 Write 86.7 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 66 56% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 88%
Toshiba MK7559GSXF 750GB 1,514 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 643GB free Firmware: GQ006B SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 77 77 77 81 82 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 88.5 Write 36.4 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 77.1 40% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 56% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3 TEAMGROUP-UD3 10GB 800, 800 MHz 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.1% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 10.6 30% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 7.8 20% 7.1 GB/s	Latency 88 45% 88 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	12.6"	1280 720	AGO0001

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Gaming 20%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 15%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	161x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	47x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	29x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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