Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 16 '20 at 16:21
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 84 1-Core 66.4 2-Core 86.5 53% 79 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 358 37% 299 Pts	64-Core 366 23% 366 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3739) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Lighting 76.5 Reflection 74.9 Parallax 64.8 62% 72.1 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 71.4 Splatting 72.8 59% 71.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 474GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 85 109 124 118 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 104 Write 153 Mixed 70 SusWrite 106 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 114%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 2TB 858 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 278GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 95 89 96 87 89 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 133 Write 71 Mixed 71 SusWrite 89.9 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 129GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 83 85 83 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 90.3 Write 85.7 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 83.2 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 70%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 120GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 98GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 49 47 49 46 46 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 44.7 Write 13.2 Mixed 26 SusWrite 47 24% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2F2G64CB88D7 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4 M2F2G64CB88D7 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.4% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 15.4 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 44%

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Gaming 20%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 15%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	162x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	47x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	29x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	20x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	17x
F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 3,080 samples	11x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $392

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16