Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.32% 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 Drive45.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 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
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3P  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130806
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 14 '21 at 03:07
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$125
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 75.2
2-Core 146
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 416
42% 343 Pts
64-Core 402
25% 402 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 3870-X2 (Crossfire Disabled)
AMD(1002 2542) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
6.32% Terrible
Lighting 7.8
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 1.3
6% 6.97 fps
MRender 8.4
Gravity 3.7
Splatting 10
6% 7.37 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.32%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ts480gss D220S 480GB
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S050
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 170 84 7.4 70 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
45.4% Average
Read 411
Write 342
Mixed 319
SusWrite 117
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 25.4
4K Mixed 16.1
63% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 86.7
DQ Write 26.7
DQ Mixed 23.9
26% 45.8 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 112%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76
56GB free
Firmware: 505ABBF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 71 71 68 67 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
35.3% Below average
Read 282
Write 70.6
Mixed 108
SusWrite 67.6
29% 132 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 12.8
4K Mixed 16.7
62% 17.2 MB/s
DQ Read 26.3
DQ Write 14.5
DQ Mixed 18.3
14% 19.7 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29
191GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 71 71 68 67 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 158
Write 103
Mixed 82.6
SusWrite 67.6
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL8-2 Kingston 9905403-011.A F3-12800CL8-2 Kingston 9905403-011.A 8GB
667, 667, 667, 667 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.4% Average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 16.7
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 13.2
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3P Builds (Compare 641 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P - $248

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $433
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