Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.25% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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 (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '24 at 03:23
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Memory 84.1 1-Core 64.2 2-Core 112 55% 86.9 Pts	4-Core 186 8-Core 214 26% 200 Pts	64-Core 237 15% 237 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670 32,193 User benchmarks, average bench 6% XFX(1682 3181) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	5.25% Terrible	Lighting 6.8 Reflection 6.4 Parallax 6.9 6% 6.7 fps	MRender 5 Gravity 6.4 Splatting 5.7 5% 5.7 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.25% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 890GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 48 43 55 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 75.3 Write 99.6 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 47.7 53% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 84%
WD Elements 2621 4TB 1,693 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 698GB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 31 30 31 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 28.4 Write 28.3 Mixed 22.4 SusWrite 30.3 37% 27.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 53% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160 2x8GB 880 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	45.9% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 16.4 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12.2 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 50%

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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	68	55	60	31.5"	1280 720	GSM5B95 LG HDR QHD

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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 $129Bench 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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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