Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics85.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive36.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 24 '19 at 14:06
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User PER-User
Background CPU 56%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8120
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
64.3% Good
Memory 89.2
1-Core 67.9
2-Core 129
60% 95.3 Pts
4-Core 214
8-Core 386
36% 300 Pts
64-Core 392
24% 392 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
85.7% Excellent
Lighting 96.5
Reflection 131
Parallax 137
79% 121 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 139
Splatting 112
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 77 88 94 81 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Read 119
Write 99
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 83.3
22% 97.3 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 44.4
4K Mixed 22.5
80% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 24.1
DQ Write 75.3
DQ Mixed 29.7
28% 43 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.2% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 17.7
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 9.2
SC Mixed 13.2
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3 Builds (Compare 518 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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