Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 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 56.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	71.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '23 at 01:28
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	62%

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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-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Memory 87.2 1-Core 45.3 2-Core 87.7 49% 73.4 Pts	4-Core 147 8-Core 188 22% 168 Pts	64-Core 238 15% 238 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% PowerColor(148C 2388) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.5.2 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.7% Very good	Lighting 87.5 Reflection 105 Parallax 150 71% 114 fps	MRender 85.7 Gravity 113 Splatting 72.6 72% 90.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 85%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 106GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 303 Write 253 Mixed 243 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 28.2 92% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 39.4 DQ Write 94.6 DQ Mixed 50.5 43% 61.5 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Toshiba MQ02ABF050H 500GB 1,432 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: HDF01D Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 51.1 Write 8.5 Mixed 6.7 16% 22.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 179 Write 169 Mixed 71.7 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 873 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 15GB free, PID 0cc7 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 19.7 Write 1.7 Mixed 5.2 8% 8.87 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C7 4x8GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.4% Average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 16.8 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 100%

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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%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 15%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	162x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	48x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	29x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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: 76% - Very good

Total price: $433

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16