Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	22.5% 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	35.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130121
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '18 at 03:12
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 68.6 2-Core 129 58% 93.7 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 278 31% 244 Pts	64-Core 288 18% 288 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E221) 2GB CLim: 920 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.2.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Lighting 27.2 Reflection 29.2 Parallax 32.4 22% 29.6 fps	MRender 25.7 Gravity 21.6 Splatting 34.7 23% 27.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 44GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^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 100 100 948 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 571 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 8 (AE) Unknown 100 100 4 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 60 171799609372 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2190050120 (F7) Unknown 100 100 68524306 (F8) Unknown 100 100 48128895 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1244 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	49.6% Average	Read 302 Write 265 Mixed 196 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 37.4 4K Mixed 12.2 66% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 25.2 DQ Write 60.8 DQ Mixed 12.7 18% 32.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 95%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 502ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 106 106 12276730 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -103096394966020 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4265 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 55 (B1) Unknown 0 0 4 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 26 81 55839883290 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 12276730 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 12276730 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 12276730 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 7735 (EA) Unknown 0 0 8262 (F1) Unknown 0 0 8262 (F2) Unknown 0 0 14233	35.1% Below average	Read 148 Write 101 Mixed 106 26% 118 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 10.1 70% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 27.1 DQ Write 98.7 DQ Mixed 8.97 22% 44.9 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 83%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 462GB free Firmware: MS2OA5Q0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 65549 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 96 (03) Spinup time 124 124 12897026233 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5090 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 125 125 30 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 8746 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 5046 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5118 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5118 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 154619740188 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	51.5% Above average	Read 89.1 Write 90.1 Mixed 8.67 45% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.2 84% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 2,465 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 219GB free, PID 2320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	29.6% Poor	Read 66.3 Write 66.7 Mixed 51.8 78% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.35 72% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 473 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 15 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.8 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 95%

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	89x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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	73x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	51x

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Total price: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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