Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics23.5% 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 Drive63.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 27 '17 at 21:27
Run Duration194 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
68.3% Good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 72.2
2-Core 144
62% 101 Pts
4-Core 266
8-Core 424
42% 345 Pts
64-Core 429
27% 429 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90
CLim: 1212 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.9.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
23.5% Poor
Lighting 27.7
Reflection 31.4
Parallax 35
23% 31.4 fps
MRender 30.7
Gravity 26.1
Splatting 34.5
25% 30.4 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 23.5%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 240GB
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 489
Write 303
Mixed 332
83% 375 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 37.4
4K Mixed 9.82
72% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 86.3
DQ Mixed 45.2
53% 92.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 94%
Hitachi HCC547550A9E380 500GB
350GB free, PID 0c31
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
14.1% Very poor
Read 31.2
Write 27
Mixed 7.79
26% 22 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.19
4K Mixed 0.16
47% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 14.1%
Great: 16%
Hitachi HCC547550A9E380 500GB
274GB free, PID 0c31
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
14.3% Very poor
Read 32.7
Write 27.1
Mixed 7.18
26% 22.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.14
4K Mixed 0.16
46% 0.61 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ 16GB
933, 800 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31% Below average
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 9.2
28% 9.97 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 9.9
25% 8.9 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 31%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970-GAMING Builds (Compare 330 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $217
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