Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics54.9% 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 DriveThe 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110831
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 30 '17 at 06:03
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 32%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Memory 80
1-Core 58.7
2-Core 102
52% 80.1 Pts
4-Core 167
8-Core 172
22% 169 Pts
64-Core 171
11% 171 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 58%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Lighting 67.5
Reflection 64.7
Parallax 57.9
55% 63.4 fps
MRender 70.4
Gravity 63.7
Splatting 66.6
55% 66.9 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 56%
AMD Radeon HD 6450
Sapphire(174B E164) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
1.58% Terrible
Lighting 2.07
Reflection 2.08
Parallax 1.84
2% 2 fps
MRender 1.62
Gravity 1.5
Splatting 1.87
1% 1.66 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.58%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36
143GB free
Firmware: MU02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
45% Average
Read 325
Write 203
Mixed 197
53% 242 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 25.1
4K Mixed 10.1
62% 19.6 MB/s
DQ Read 30.3
DQ Write 40.9
DQ Mixed 10.6
15% 27.3 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 45%
Great: 91%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 143
Write 145
Mixed 138
107% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.18
74% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24.9% Poor
MC Read 8.2
MC Write 7.9
MC Mixed 7.6
23% 7.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 6.8
SC Mixed 7
20% 7.07 GB/s
Latency 80.6
50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3 Builds (Compare 517 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $465
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