Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 58.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	49.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130903
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '24 at 21:47
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T-$340 12,769 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	58.2% Above average	Memory 80.6 1-Core 54.2 2-Core 104 51% 79.6 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 277 30% 237 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% AMD(1002 0B31) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 24.1.1 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.4% Average	Lighting 62.4 Reflection 59.4 Parallax 80.7 51% 67.5 fps	MRender 63 Gravity 71.2 Splatting 42.5 47% 58.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Axiom 250GB 250GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1016ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 268 290 268 266 275 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 336 Write 286 Mixed 289 SusWrite 272 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 61.1 4K Mixed 38.3 126% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 38.2 DQ Write 93.8 DQ Mixed 52.1 44% 61.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 118%
Samsung MZALQ256HAJD-000L2 256GB 9,692 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 205GB free Firmware: AL2QFXV7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 509 525 258 187 187 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 932 Write 631 Mixed 602 SusWrite 308 138% 618 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 54.8 180% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 482 DQ Write 466 DQ Mixed 506 371% 484 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 173%

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 (41^st percentile)	32.9% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 12.8 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 9.1 22% 7.57 GB/s	Latency 80.6 50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 32.9% 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	53	27	0	36.1"	1280 720	TCL0000 55C807

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 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 $38Bench 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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Total price: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16