Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	30.6% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160406
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '17 at 20:03
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Memory 86.7 1-Core 47.2 2-Core 93.2 50% 75.7 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 182 24% 181 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Device(0000 0000) 2GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1225 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.9.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Lighting 38.7 Reflection 35 Parallax 47.5 32% 40.4 fps	MRender 30.2 Gravity 32.7 Splatting 39.7 29% 34.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 430GB free Firmware: SC13 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 584651 (03) Spinup time 99 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 37 37 65535 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 74841973 (09) Power-on hours count 58 58 37530 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 37 2250 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 41 41 59 (BC) Unknown 100 99 28 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 60 51 673710120 (C2) HDA temperature 40 49 55834574888 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 51 22 584651 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	40.5% Average	Read 68 Write 73 Mixed 66.7 52% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.48 89% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 60%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 312GB free Firmware: SC13 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 133813698 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 52 52 49403 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 585610196 (09) Power-on hours count 55 55 39786 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1985 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 51 51 49 (BC) Unknown 100 1 612 (BD) vendor-specific 64 64 36 (BE) vendor-specific 62 54 689963046 (C2) HDA temperature 38 46 38654705702 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 53 29 133813698 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	54% Above average	Read 99 Write 89.1 Mixed 81.5 67% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.55 108% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 60%
WD WD5000LUCT-63C26Y0 500GB 2,409 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 150 147 1491 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 143 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8067 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 130 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 79 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 238 (C2) HDA temperature 98 92 45 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	31.7% Below average	Read 54.5 Write 56.2 Mixed 52 41% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 0.33 4K Mixed 0.17 38% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 201GB free Firmware: SC13 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 195020622 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 37 37 65535 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 170155172 (09) Power-on hours count 46 46 47810 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2989 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 90 8590066560 (BD) vendor-specific 65 65 35 (BE) vendor-specific 59 53 740491305 (C2) HDA temperature 41 47 -8589934551 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 47 23 195020622 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	52% Above average	Read 89.1 Write 92.2 Mixed 74.5 64% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.38 93% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 60%
ST350031 2CS 500GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 71GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 30 Write 27.9 Mixed 17 31% 25 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 2x4GB 323 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.4% Below average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 12.8 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 8.5 21% 7.27 GB/s	Latency 70.7 56% 70.7 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 48%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	157x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	32x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	25x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	8x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	32x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	12x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2x8GBCorsairBench 46%, 237 samples	9x

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Total price: $217

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 $52

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