Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Raft


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 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.1% 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	40.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130121
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '19 at 15:51
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	31%

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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-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Memory 86.3 1-Core 65.9 2-Core 121 57% 91 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 230 28% 215 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0515) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.3 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Lighting 67.7 Reflection 67.5 Parallax 92.2 55% 75.8 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 69.7 Splatting 56.2 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team L3 SSD 120GB 863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 80 65 97 72 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 333 Write 52.7 Mixed 148 SusWrite 73.5 33% 152 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 44.4 4K Mixed 9.2 73% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 27.3 DQ Write 48.7 DQ Mixed 15.6 18% 30.5 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 71%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 269GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 106 107 108 110 110 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 111 Write 107 Mixed 89.1 SusWrite 109 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608DT 2x4GB 251 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.4% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 8.2 25% 8.67 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 8.3 22% 7.67 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16