Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.9% 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	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160128
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '21 at 08:59
Run Duration	303 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 82.1 1-Core 46.5 2-Core 141 54% 90 Pts	4-Core 261 8-Core 455 43% 358 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Lighting 46.4 Reflection 47.8 Parallax 47.6 38% 47.3 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 43 Splatting 37.7 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 480GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 317 314 376 378 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 335 Mixed 442 SusWrite 314 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 48.3 159% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 14.2 79% 180 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 133%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 253GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 350 269 169 178 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 492 Write 448 Mixed 365 SusWrite 233 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 65.4 4K Mixed 35 122% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 177 156% 234 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 101%
WD WD7502AAEX-00Y9A0 750GB 4,731 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 124GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 108 108 109 109 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 124 Write 109 Mixed 79.9 SusWrite 107 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 77%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 93GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 90 90 91 91 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 86.8 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 89.5 61% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 54%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 158 165 172 172 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 127 Write 149 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 163 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 90%
WD easystore 25FC 1TB 3,002 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 560GB free, PID 25fc Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 99 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 121 Write 98.3 Mixed 66 SusWrite 99.9 126% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 168% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBH2X04H1BB3 2x8GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	48% Average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 16.5 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 12.2 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 17: 2R 1G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
17%	17%	41	306	238	60	23.5"	1920 1080	ACI24C3 ASUS VN247

History: Score 5: 1R 0G 0B | Score 17: 2R 1G 4B

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 25%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	41x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	17x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	13x

GPU
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	7x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	7x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	7x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	3x
SD8SBBU120G1122 120GBSandiskBench 47%, 2,087 samples	3x

RAM
DDR3 2133 2OZ 2x4GBAdataBench 41%, 1,140 samples	6x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples	4x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	3x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $305

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16