Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.1% 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	53% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151103
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '18 at 14:46
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66% Good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 73 2-Core 139 62% 100 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 317 35% 278 Pts	64-Core 317 20% 317 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8554) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	29.1% Poor	Lighting 36.5 Reflection 35.2 Parallax 31.5 30% 34.4 fps	MRender 36.5 Gravity 32.6 Splatting 33.5 28% 34.2 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 90 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1084 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 642 (64) Unknown 100 100 1884928 (65) Unknown 100 100 269952 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 17 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 99 99 555 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1400 (B7) Unknown 99 99 6 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 25 100 154619936793 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 90 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 90 (E7) Temperature 99 99 1 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3224 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1566 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2674 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2143 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 90	53% Above average	Read 445 Write 237 Mixed 128 59% 270 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 25.7 4K Mixed 8.51 54% 17.9 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 79.3 DQ Mixed 8.91 35% 79.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 88%
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 111GB free Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6020 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3189 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 96 96 124 (AE) Unknown 100 100 615 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1990 (B7) Unknown 100 100 3 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 73 53 206157709339 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 96 96 4 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 9203908140 (F7) Unknown 100 100 292138154 (F8) Unknown 100 100 687446311	59.8% Above average	Read 466 Write 137 Mixed 214 59% 272 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 50.6 4K Mixed 24 86% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 42.2 58% 106 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 116GB free Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 126826728 (03) Spinup time 99 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5263 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 4372122072 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4384 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3640 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 52 454230043 (C2) HDA temperature 27 48 51539607579 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 33 29 126826728 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 72348724105458 (F1) Unknown 100 253 689217505 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3219993213	48.4% Average	Read 81.7 Write 85.1 Mixed 80.3 62% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 6.61 4K Mixed 0.54 196% 2.48 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 74%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 17GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 125 Write 10.7 Mixed 16.9 42% 50.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.55 4K Write 0.03 4K Mixed 0.04 38% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 659 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.6% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 9.4 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 9.5 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 63%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	157x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	32x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	25x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	8x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	32x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	12x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2x8GBCorsairBench 46%, 237 samples	9x

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Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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