Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
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 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.6% 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	39% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	16.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '22 at 04:40
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 67.5 2-Core 120 57% 90.7 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 357 35% 286 Pts	64-Core 355 22% 355 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 3690) 2GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.6% Below average	Lighting 41 Reflection 21.9 Parallax 40.6 33% 34.5 fps	MRender 25.4 Gravity 40.4 Splatting 35.5 28% 33.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 57 49 50 48 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	39% Below average	Read 336 Write 324 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 79.4 46% 206 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 15.3 4K Mixed 17.9 64% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 26.1 DQ Write 21.4 DQ Mixed 20.1 16% 22.5 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 91%
WDC WD40EZAZ-00SF3B0 4TB 19,163 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 131 131 131 130 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 144 Write 128 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 130 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 1 11% 4.23 MB/s	DQ Read 1.6 DQ Write 13.2 DQ Mixed 2.3 3% 5.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 39%
Seagate SkyHawk 2TB (2016)-$80 9,128 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 177GB free Firmware: CV12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 126 131 105 109 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 99.7 Write 92 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 118 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 99%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 962GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 171 171 171 170 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 64.5 Write 134 Mixed 34 SusWrite 170 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.2 399% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 3,080 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	44.2% Average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 14.2 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 11.4 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 55%

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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 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 15%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	161x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 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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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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