Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics79.7% 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 Drive67.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory19.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151103
Uptime6.3 Days
Run DateJun 24 '23 at 00:02
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU 35%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Memory 78.4
1-Core 56.5
2-Core 112
52% 82.4 Pts
4-Core 211
8-Core 323
33% 267 Pts
64-Core 320
20% 320 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.48
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.7% Very good
Lighting 97.4
Reflection 111
Parallax 101
79% 103 fps
MRender 96.9
Gravity 97.3
Splatting 99.1
80% 97.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKJ4.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 176 6.1 6.3 49 191 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 379
Write 132
Mixed 346
SusWrite 117
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 60.7
4K Mixed 32.5
114% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 173
145% 210 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$60
10GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 54 56 56 54 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
31.8% Below average
Read 55.7
Write 35.7
Mixed 27.8
SusWrite 54.9
32% 43.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4 F3-1866C9-8GS F3-14900CL9-4 F3-1866C9-8GS 24GB
800, 667, 800, 667 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
42.9% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 15.1
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 12.4
28% 9.87 GB/s
Latency 83.5
48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 47%

 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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