AMD 970A-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics73.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive38.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAMD 970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121018
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 03 '22 at 05:59
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 82%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Memory 70.7
1-Core 48.2
2-Core 90.2
45% 69.7 Pts
4-Core 176
8-Core 169
23% 172 Pts
64-Core 177
11% 177 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.65
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Lighting 91.9
Reflection 86.6
Parallax 83
75% 87.2 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 80.2
Splatting 73.3
71% 89.2 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN08735
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 253 291 285 304 203 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
38.7% Below average
Read 260
Write 309
Mixed 236
SusWrite 255
60% 265 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 10.9
4K Mixed 8.7
42% 12 MB/s
DQ Read 9.8
DQ Write 8.6
DQ Mixed 15.9
10% 11.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6BFR8C Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4 HMT351U6BFR8C Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4 16GB
667, 800, 667, 800 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.8% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 16.1
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 9.9
22% 7.87 GB/s
Latency 99.9
40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A-D3 Builds (Compare 49 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: AMD 970A-D3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 35% - Below average Total price: $407
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