Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	18.6% 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	65.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '22 at 00:55
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	PAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 82.1 1-Core 75.1 2-Core 156 62% 104 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 333 38% 299 Pts	64-Core 335 21% 335 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3753) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Lighting 22.8 Reflection 20.4 Parallax 23.1 19% 22.1 fps	MRender 26.6 Gravity 25.2 Splatting 18.7 19% 23.5 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 19%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
APS-SL3N-512 512GB 749 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 419GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 389 132 103 103 104 MB/s Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	65.9% Good	Read 177 Write 105 Mixed 176 SusWrite 196 37% 164 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 33.3 120% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 176 144% 204 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT 1x8GB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	28.5% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 8.4 26% 9 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 9 26% 8.97 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 33%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	89x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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	74x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	51x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16