Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics23.9% 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 Drive56.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory20.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 20 '20 at 18:36
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
66% Good
Memory 85.6
1-Core 78.5
2-Core 152
64% 105 Pts
4-Core 257
8-Core 336
38% 296 Pts
64-Core 272
17% 272 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153
PowerColor(148C 2356) 2GB
CLim: 985 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.7.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
23.9% Poor
Lighting 28.3
Reflection 31.6
Parallax 34.2
23% 31.4 fps
MRender 28.7
Gravity 24.3
Splatting 37.5
25% 30.2 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 23%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD320 256GB-$419
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.6.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 142 149 165 164 166 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Read 299
Write 240
Mixed 230
SusWrite 165
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 46.4
4K Mixed 26
85% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 95.8
93% 146 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 92%
Samsung HM500JI 500GB-$100
86GB free
Firmware: 2AC101C4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 54 54 52 54 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
30.5% Below average
Read 52.3
Write 35.7
Mixed 38.1
SusWrite 53.7
33% 45 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 47%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
609GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 86 89 86 87 86 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 98.4
Write 100
Mixed 68.6
SusWrite 87.3
65% 88.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905402-174.A Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1 9905402-174.A Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1 24GB
800, 800, 800, 800 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.5% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 15.8
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 12.4
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970-GAMING Builds (Compare 330 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $217
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