Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive53.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3P  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 15 '18 at 07:10
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.55 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 94.1
1-Core 79.5
2-Core 158
67% 111 Pts
4-Core 283
8-Core 374
42% 328 Pts
64-Core 375
23% 375 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 173
Parallax 180
139% 175 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 181
Splatting 127
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD Radeon R3 120GB
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0422C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 483
Write 226
Mixed 246
70% 318 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 33.6
4K Mixed 9.94
67% 22.5 MB/s
DQ Read 23.8
DQ Write 33.6
DQ Mixed 9.94
13% 22.4 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 87%
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30
39GB free
Firmware: Q0125A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Read 507
Write 191
Mixed 327
75% 342 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 40.4
4K Mixed 12.6
77% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 76.9
DQ Mixed 12.7
32% 67.4 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 107%
Hitachi HDS5C3030BLE630 3TB
1TB free
Firmware: MZ6OAAB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Read 124
Write 131
Mixed 137
99% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.16
67% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.1% Below average
MC Read 13.2
MC Write 11.8
MC Mixed 10.7
34% 11.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 12.1
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3P Builds (Compare 637 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P - $248

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $392
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