Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 57%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.1% 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 DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110605
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 11 '21 at 03:40
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User TWN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
57% Above average
Memory 85.1
1-Core 50.2
2-Core 99.5
51% 78.3 Pts
4-Core 170
8-Core 172
23% 171 Pts
64-Core 170
10% 170 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 57%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6770
MSI(1462 2143) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
11.1% Very poor
Lighting 15
Reflection 13.8
Parallax 13.4
12% 14.1 fps
MRender 11.9
Gravity 11.9
Splatting 9.7
9% 11.2 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 11%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
589GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 105 100 101 111 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 154
Write 123
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 107
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
33.9% Below average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 12.9
33% 11.5 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 10
23% 7.97 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3 Builds (Compare 518 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $465
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