Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.6% 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	90.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120530
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '20 at 21:29
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 82.8 1-Core 50.2 2-Core 102 51% 78.4 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 204 27% 204 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gainward(10B0 11C0) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1527 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	20.6% Poor	Lighting 23.4 Reflection 24.3 Parallax 30.2 19% 25.9 fps	MRender 34.2 Gravity 28.5 Splatting 25.5 24% 29.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 252 184 160 142 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 427 Write 381 Mixed 330 SusWrite 184 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 49 162% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 180 154% 227 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 118%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 68GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 269 256 278 264 254 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 410 Write 309 Mixed 257 SusWrite 256 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 52.7 4K Mixed 21.5 84% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 74.6 DQ Mixed 128 100% 141 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 76%
Samsung HD321KJ 320GB-$42 12,070 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 291GB free Firmware: CP100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 66.8 Write 31 Mixed 31 SusWrite 75.1 37% 51 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 43%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 145 146 144 149 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 152 Write 148 Mixed 81 SusWrite 145 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.7% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 12.7 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 8.6 21% 7.27 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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