Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (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 60%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.6% 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	45.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130903
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '19 at 07:36
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing as expected (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-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60% Good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 55.3 2-Core 138 56% 92 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 295 31% 249 Pts	64-Core 299 18% 299 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Lighting 49.4 Reflection 45.7 Parallax 41 40% 45.4 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 41.6 Splatting 37.6 32% 39.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 270 234 154 150 151 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 296 Write 348 Mixed 270 SusWrite 195 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 51 4K Mixed 7.8 68% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 24.1 DQ Write 79.6 DQ Mixed 35.5 32% 46.4 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 99%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 673GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 100 99 100 100 99 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 104 Write 98 Mixed 89 SusWrite 98.6 72% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 107GB free Firmware: KC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 96 95 95 96 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 85.7 Write 86 Mixed 48 SusWrite 93 57% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 139GB free Firmware: KC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 96 95 95 96 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	52% Above average	Read 88 Write 87.7 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 93.2 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 133% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 408GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 100 99 100 100 99 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 108 Write 115 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 98.6 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 24GB 14,716 User benchmarks, average bench 43% null MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	40.4% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 13 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.4 26% 9.1 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 72%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

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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Total price: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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