Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 58.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics24.8% 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 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '16 at 11:33
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Memory 86.3
1-Core 45.4
2-Core 88.1
49% 73.3 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 246
26% 206 Pts
64-Core 245
15% 245 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
24.8% Poor
Lighting 29.8
Reflection 31
Parallax 37.5
24% 32.8 fps
MRender 28.8
Gravity 24.7
Splatting 38
26% 30.5 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 23%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
571GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 139
Write 160
Mixed 102
99% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 2.09
4K Mixed 0.24
87% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 108%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40
53GB free
Firmware: CR100-11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
26.5% Poor
Read 41.1
Write 51
Mixed 37.7
32% 43.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 1.15
4K Mixed 0.33
72% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 26.5%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.8% Below average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 12.6
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 8.8
20% 6.87 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 96%

 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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