Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 51.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	39.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	66.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	19.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '23 at 11:24
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Memory 77.6 1-Core 64.8 2-Core 115 54% 85.7 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 169 21% 159 Pts	64-Core 172 11% 172 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX480 630 User benchmarks, average bench 43% AMD(1002 0C05) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.30.23.04 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.6% Below average	Lighting 46.3 Reflection 59.7 Parallax 79.2 38% 61.7 fps	MRender 63 Gravity 54.8 Splatting 44.1 43% 54 fps
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 49%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS350 512GB 5,144 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN11842 SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 315 307 363 308 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 369 Write 362 Mixed 343 SusWrite 311 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 32.3 4K Mixed 21 80% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 222 159% 204 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL10- Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A18 F3-14900CL10- Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A18 32GB 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.3% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 12.8 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 10.2 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 88.6 45% 88.6 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 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	40	10	60	24"	1920 1017	BNQ7F32 ZOWIE XL LCD

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Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 15%

Surfboard

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 $80Bench 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: 80% - Very good

Total price: $392

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16