Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.8% 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	33.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20130125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '17 at 23:21
Run Duration	443 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 61.9 2-Core 123 56% 89.9 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 375 36% 299 Pts	64-Core 370 23% 370 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 372.90 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Lighting 25.6 Reflection 23.3 Parallax 30.6 21% 26.5 fps	MRender 32.2 Gravity 30.4 Splatting 24.9 23% 29.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 7404166 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 56839597203483 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1544 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 98 (B1) Unknown 0 0 99 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 37 58 47248441381 (C2) HDA temperature 37 58 47248441381 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 7404166 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 7404166 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 7404166 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 11486 (EA) Unknown 0 0 11990 (F1) Unknown 0 0 11990 (F2) Unknown 0 0 20192	33.8% Below average	Read 155 Write 136 Mixed 87.3 28% 126 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 44.8 4K Mixed 8.18 60% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 21.3 DQ Write 75.6 DQ Mixed 6.07 17% 34.3 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 315GB free Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 178152784 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 5089 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 42 39 69162096801720 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 14642 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2882 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 68720525333 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 59 37 5871909273641 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 231 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 50 50 100591 (C2) HDA temperature 41 63 51539607593 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 94038308954474 (F1) Unknown 100 253 -30445505957655 (F2) Unknown 100 253 -21684458121163	73% Very good	Read 118 Write 137 Mixed 115 93% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.19 4K Mixed 0.24 77% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 88GB free Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 147942896 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6422 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 12907169416 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 12656 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2343 (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 65 50 95077400611 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 172 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 77 77 47921 (C2) HDA temperature 35 50 -140737488355293 (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 -7348689037158 (F1) Unknown 100 253 44655668364 (F2) Unknown 100 253 110169991220	82.1% Excellent	Read 142 Write 144 Mixed 50.2 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.18 4K Mixed 0.25 74% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 72GB free Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 106 99 10867624 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3403 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 6150200 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9770 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1796 (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 65 41 601883541539 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 139 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 85 85 30520 (C2) HDA temperature 35 59 42949672995 (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 -78627966282230 (F1) Unknown 100 253 20294301555 (F2) Unknown 100 253 121469222779	65% Good	Read 94.8 Write 132 Mixed 90 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.3 79% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 61GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 101 100 3361808 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 256 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 459320 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2144 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 256 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 70 59 504168478 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 13 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 4546 (C2) HDA temperature 30 41 51539607582 (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 -75355201206772 (F1) Unknown 100 253 6159364283 (F2) Unknown 100 253 332830112	69.6% Good	Read 101 Write 142 Mixed 172 106% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.25 85% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 26GB free Firmware: CC4H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 108285112 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 6082 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 9752740 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13763 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2802 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 30 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 48 521011231 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 214 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 75 75 51298 (C2) HDA temperature 31 52 42949672991 (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 2267742738455 (F1) Unknown 100 253 28933468868712 (F2) Unknown 100 253 44487553821826	93.7% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 149 Mixed 48.8 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.95 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.33 102% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 14GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 131787528 (03) Spinup time 93 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 681 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2063340 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3861 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 681 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 91 91 9 (BE) vendor-specific 67 50 571342881 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 19 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 7920 (C2) HDA temperature 33 50 51539607585 (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 -85349590103407 (F1) Unknown 100 253 8132640591 (F2) Unknown 100 253 10431831369	58% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 104 Mixed 66.9 67% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 0.16 64% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2GB free Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 61618952 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3563 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 6342205 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9883 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1799 (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 63 38 619096965157 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 132 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 22734 (C2) HDA temperature 37 62 42949672997 (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 73302206846271 (F1) Unknown 100 253 14347820681 (F2) Unknown 100 253 68326529404	68.5% Good	Read 119 Write 119 Mixed 72.2 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 0.29 85% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 113%
silicon-power 16GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 2GB free, PID 3623 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	6.25% Terrible	Read 21.8 Write 7.55 Mixed 11.2 15% 13.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.26 4K Write 0.07 4K Mixed 0.3 32% 1.88 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.25% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1866C9-8GX F3-14900CL9-4 F3-1866C9-8GX F3-14900CL9-4 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.7% Below average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 12.6 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 9.3 24% 8.53 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 43%

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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 $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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