Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 56.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics79.9% 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 Drive38.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '23 at 14:11
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 41%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$90
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Memory 79.8
1-Core 50.8
2-Core 117
51% 82.6 Pts
4-Core 202
8-Core 144
24% 173 Pts
64-Core 137
8% 137 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.29
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.9% Very good
Lighting 97.9
Reflection 110
Parallax 103
80% 104 fps
MRender 95.2
Gravity 100
Splatting 97.8
80% 97.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
GOODRAM 120GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 137 49 43 77 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 306
Write 266
Mixed 205
SusWrite 74.8
48% 213 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 41.1
4K Mixed 9.9
57% 22 MB/s
DQ Read 59
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 17.4
39% 77.5 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 97%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
663GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 118 131 137 137 136 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 170
Write 164
Mixed 34.1
SusWrite 133
90% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-059.A 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
29.3% Poor
MC Read 9.5
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 9.3
27% 9.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 9.3
25% 8.83 GB/s
Latency 81
49% 81 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 32%

 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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