Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 51.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	77.5% 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 Drive	91.5% 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.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display	1862 x 960 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '23 at 08:34
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 980 1,088 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Memory 75.8 1-Core 52.3 2-Core 96.4 48% 74.8 Pts	4-Core 158 8-Core 174 22% 166 Pts	64-Core 178 11% 178 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.5% Very good	Lighting 95 Reflection 104 Parallax 97.2 77% 98.7 fps	MRender 93.2 Gravity 95.1 Splatting 95.5 78% 94.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$71 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 215 237 270 216 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 298 Mixed 401 SusWrite 244 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 46.9 154% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 211 168% 235 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 130%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 721GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 78 77 78 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 106 Write 97.9 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 76.4 63% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 59%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 45GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	23.8% Poor	Read 41.7 Write 43.8 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 40.5 30% 40.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 49%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 234GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 96 95 96 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 167 Write 162 Mixed 103 SusWrite 95.5 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 243% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 109%
TDK LoR TF35 USB 3.0 16GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 10GB free, PID 069c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 25 28 28 27 28 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 54.2 Write 25.3 Mixed 15 SusWrite 26.4 36% 30.2 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.6 64% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMP8GX3M2A160 CMP8GX3M2A160 12GB 533, 667, 533, 667 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.6% Poor	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 7.3 MC Mixed 11.4 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 8.4 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 88.7 45% 88.7 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 14: 0P 0R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
14%	16%	51	193	16	50	32"	1490 768	TSB0105 TOSHIBA-TV

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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 $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	162x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	47x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	29x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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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Total price: $392

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16