Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 60%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	13.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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	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.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '21 at 01:31
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	60% Good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 72.6 2-Core 138 60% 97.6 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 384 35% 295 Pts	64-Core 368 23% 368 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	13.4% Very poor	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 36.7 Parallax 50.7 0% 29.2 fps	MRender 54.1 Gravity 51.7 Splatting 41.2 39% 49 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 376GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 133 135 133 134 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 68 Write 146 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 132 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 111 111 111 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 83.7 Write 103 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 111 67% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 67%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 292GB free Firmware: 03.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 177 177 177 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 147 Write 146 Mixed 121 SusWrite 177 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 109%
WD My Book 1230 2TB 4,878 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 903GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 124 125 126 126 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 94.5 Write 96.4 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 124 131% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 59%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 893GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 147 146 147 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 165 Write 163 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 146 188% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 139% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 4,751 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	48.4% Average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 53%

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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	24"	1280 720	ACR00BE V243HL

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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 $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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Total price: $391

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 $179	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