Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	53.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	44.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 85% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160128
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '17 at 22:10
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%
CPU Throttled	85%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Memory 81.1 1-Core 53.7 2-Core 100 51% 78.3 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 338 32% 267 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1983 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.6% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 71.9 Parallax 66.1 54% 68.1 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 65 53% 64.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Liteon IT LCS-128L9S 128GB 749 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: HC72201 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1047 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1510 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 325956 (AE) Unknown 100 100 519 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 912 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 50 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 20372 (F1) Unknown 100 100 355538 (F2) Unknown 100 100 433075	44.1% Average	Read 456 Write 312 Mixed 348 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 5.56 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 7.47 21% 6.44 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 95%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 548GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 134 134 12895256759 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 952 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 108 108 37 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3241 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 745 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 958 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 958 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 176095035425 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	68% Good	Read 121 Write 116 Mixed 78.7 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.1 49% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 80GB free Firmware: CC61 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 227317616 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1561 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 59137441 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 6115 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1517 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 68 59 555352096 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 515 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1563 (C2) HDA temperature 32 41 77309411360 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -21071109548006 (F1) Unknown 100 253 19358559631 (F2) Unknown 100 253 211797907610	79.1% Very good	Read 134 Write 142 Mixed 153 108% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.15 65% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16G-D3-1866-M 2x8GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	25.8% Poor	MC Read 8.2 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 7.6 23% 8.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 8 22% 7.77 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 55%

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Gaming 31%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 25%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	41x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	17x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	13x

GPU
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	7x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	7x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	7x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	3x
SD8SBBU120G1122 120GBSandiskBench 47%, 2,087 samples	3x

RAM
DDR3 2133 2OZ 2x4GBAdataBench 41%, 1,140 samples	6x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples	4x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	3x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $305

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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