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Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 61.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics91% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive91.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAMD 970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121018
Uptime8.7 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '23 at 22:48
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 as expected (49th percentile)
61.1% Good
Memory 79.8
1-Core 65.4
2-Core 126
56% 90.5 Pts
4-Core 231
8-Core 325
35% 278 Pts
64-Core 369
23% 369 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑
This bench: 61.1%
 Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6600-$330
Asus(1043 05D5)
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.20.27.07
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Lighting 91.3
Reflection 138
Parallax 175
74% 135 fps
MRender 196
Gravity 92.4
Splatting 162
123% 150 fps
Poor: 83% ↑
This bench: 91%
 Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
256GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 376 343 351 351 353 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 430
Write 430
Mixed 338
SusWrite 343
87% 385 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 61.9
4K Mixed 41.3
132% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 262
196% 262 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑
This bench: 91.2%
 Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 132 128 127 135 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
715GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 153 151 151 150 153 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 135
Write 106
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 151
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 82.1%
 Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4 F3-12800CL9-2 F3-12800CL9-4 F3-12800CL9-2 12GB
800, 800, 800, 800 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
43.4% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 14.6
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 12.1
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 80.9
50% 80.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑
This bench: 43.4%
 Great: 50%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical 970A-D3 Builds (Compare 49 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: AMD 970A-D3

CPU
FX-4130 Quad-CoreAMD  $150Bench 52%, 8,564 samples19x
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples15x
FX-6100AMD  $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples4x
GPU
GTX 460Nvidia  $203Bench 12%, 31,648 samples13x
Radeon HD 6670AMDBench 6%, 32,193 samples3x
GTX 660Nvidia  $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples2x
SSD
BX500 960GBCrucial  $54Bench 69%, 11,103 samples3x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston  $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples2x
840 120GBSamsung  $109Bench 61%, 51,792 samples2x
RAM
M378B1G73QH0- 1x8GBSamsungBench 26%, 102 samples10x
M378B1G73QH0- 2x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 86 samples9x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 35% - Below average Total price: $407
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Intel Core i5-12600K $160Nvidia RTX 4070 $515Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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