Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '21 at 20:52
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 73.3 2-Core 133 61% 98 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 431 41% 337 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53% Above average	Lighting 65.8 Reflection 101 Parallax 62.1 54% 76.3 fps	MRender 61.8 Gravity 65.7 Splatting 62.2 52% 63.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 87 96 95 74 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 290 Write 339 Mixed 256 SusWrite 89.5 55% 244 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 60 4K Mixed 32.1 121% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 38.2 DQ Write 78.4 DQ Mixed 38 35% 51.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 87%
Intel SSDSA2MH160G1GC 160GB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 149GB free Firmware: 045C8820 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 68 52 33 12 21 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 203 Write 68 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 41.3 22% 102 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 13.4 62% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 17.8 DQ Write 21.1 DQ Mixed 15 12% 18 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 41%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 79GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 105 104 105 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 306 Write 365 Mixed 314 SusWrite 104 61% 272 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 53.9 4K Mixed 38.5 125% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 36.9 DQ Write 73.5 DQ Mixed 47.4 38% 52.6 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 352GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 105 104 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 110 Write 114 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 104 70% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 93 97 95 74 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 183 Write 164 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 92.1 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.3 251% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4 64C0MHHHJ-HS F3-12800CL9-4 64C0MHHHJ-HS 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 800, 667, 800, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.9% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 13.6 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 12.2 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 45%

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Gaming 20%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 15%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P - $248

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	162x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	47x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	29x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	20x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	17x
F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 3,080 samples	11x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $392

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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