Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.4% 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	73.1% 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.

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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '21 at 05:42
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 73.6 2-Core 134 59% 96.7 Pts	4-Core 253 8-Core 438 42% 345 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.4% 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	48.4% Average	Lighting 58.9 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 61.3 48% 63.2 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 60 Splatting 54 49% 61.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 179 180 183 178 175 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 403 Write 385 Mixed 323 SusWrite 174 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 42.6 138% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 42.1 DQ Write 97.4 DQ Mixed 56.3 47% 65.3 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 124%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 25GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 179 181 183 178 175 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 401 Write 368 Mixed 360 SusWrite 174 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 41.5 133% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 38.9 DQ Write 93.1 DQ Mixed 52.9 44% 61.6 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 123%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 698GB free Firmware: MS2OA5N0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 89 86 91 89 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 148 Write 130 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 87.2 72% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 99%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 752GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 89 86 91 89 85 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 92 Write 79.8 Mixed 64 SusWrite 87.2 60% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 316GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 172 170 174 172 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 144 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 170 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 112%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB 3,226 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 4100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 2.5 2.9 5.2 5.4 5.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	4.65% Terrible	Read 14.5 Write 5.3 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 3.9 8% 7.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 29% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.65% Great: 8%

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 (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.3% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 15.4 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 14.3 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.3% 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	9	7	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 $175Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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