Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.2% 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	69% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '21 at 03:19
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th 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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 70.9 2-Core 134 58% 95.3 Pts	4-Core 251 8-Core 389 40% 320 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.2% Average	Lighting 58.5 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 61.3 48% 63 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 59.9 Splatting 54.1 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 174 174 175 178 170 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 385 Write 380 Mixed 309 SusWrite 168 70% 310 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 39.3 129% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 39.9 DQ Write 90.2 DQ Mixed 53.6 44% 61.2 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 124%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 25GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 178 176 176 178 171 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 386 Write 360 Mixed 332 SusWrite 170 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 48.5 4K Mixed 35 113% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 37.3 DQ Write 89.5 DQ Mixed 50.1 42% 59 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 123%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 698GB free Firmware: MS2OA5N0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 83 103 104 104 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 58.2 Write 12.7 Mixed 8.7 SusWrite 95.5 32% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 99%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 752GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 83 103 104 104 102 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 90.2 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 95.4 62% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 316GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 172 173 171 173 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 150 Mixed 72 SusWrite 170 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown EVMT4G1333U86 4x4GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 14.7 44% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 11.9 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 87%

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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	7	6	60	23.1"	1280 720	GSM59A9 23EA53

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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	162x
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 $38Bench 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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Total price: $392

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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