Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 56.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.74% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	43.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (78%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '23 at 02:01
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	78%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.55 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Memory 82.8 1-Core 64.4 2-Core 115 55% 87.5 Pts	4-Core 171 8-Core 185 24% 178 Pts	64-Core 185 12% 185 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670 32,193 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Asus(1043 03EA) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	6.74% Terrible	Lighting 8.5 Reflection 9.3 Parallax 7.3 7% 8.37 fps	MRender 8.8 Gravity 6.6 Splatting 8 6% 7.8 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.74% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: XD0R4D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 154 154 162 173 169 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 338 Write 245 Mixed 219 SusWrite 157 54% 240 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 11.4 63% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 24.9 DQ Write 63.4 DQ Mixed 33.9 29% 40.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 155 155 162 174 171 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 140 Write 173 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 158 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$48 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 303GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 116 115 116 118 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 173 Write 150 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 115 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 114%
Adata S102 Pro USB 3.0 16GB-$22 1,656 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 14GB free, PID 312b Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 21 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 57.1 Write 22 Mixed 13.4 SusWrite 20.3 32% 28.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 14% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	41.8% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 15.1 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.1 26% 9 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	67	56	75	27"	1280 720	PHLC208 PHL 271E1

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 - $248

CPU
FX-8350AMD $127Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	89x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	61x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	52x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	32x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	21x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	16x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
A400 480GBKingston $34Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	85x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	74x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	51x

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