Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 55.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.2% 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	51.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 11:38
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Memory 77.5 1-Core 63.9 2-Core 119 54% 86.8 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 192 26% 192 Pts	64-Core 192 12% 192 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8537) 2GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.2% Below average	Lighting 42 Reflection 46.4 Parallax 41.4 34% 43.3 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 36.7 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 120GB-$75 5,451 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 96 97 99 98 99 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.6% Above average	Read 234 Write 184 Mixed 168 SusWrite 93.6 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 56.6 4K Mixed 31.5 108% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 31.3 DQ Write 91.6 DQ Mixed 39.7 37% 54.2 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 100 97 100 98 99 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 101 Write 99.7 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 95.2 64% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5474-038.A 99U5474-038.A Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0N V01D3LF4GB268 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.4% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 15.8 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.8 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 85.3 47% 85.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 43%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 46: 5R 4G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
46%	20%	89	312	225	60	24"	1920 1080	BNQ7840 BenQ G2420HD

History: Score 19: 2R 2G 3B | Score 46: 5R 4G 9B

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	89x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	61x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	52x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	32x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	21x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	16x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	85x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	73x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	51x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $465

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