Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	57.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '15 at 19:02
Run Duration	96 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	32%

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 FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 62.4 2-Core 124 57% 91.1 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 383 38% 308 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 65%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 268 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 41 (B1) Unknown 99 99 2 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 61 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 16 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1099143944	57.3% Above average	Read 301 Write 313 Mixed 252 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 33.8 4K Mixed 18.3 80% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 33.3 DQ Write 53.9 DQ Mixed 18.3 21% 35.2 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDS721075KLA330 750GB-$40 3,905 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 466GB free Firmware: GK8OAB0A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 115 115 30109336080 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1720 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 134 134 32 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 23405 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1702 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1732 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1732 (C2) HDA temperature 142 142 296353464362 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	36.3% Below average	Read 64.7 Write 61.3 Mixed 39.3 41% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.38 101% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Goodram GR1333D364L9/ 1x4GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 8.1 25% 8.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 6.4 20% 6.87 GB/s	Latency 70.7 56% 70.7 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 27%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-970A-D3 Builds (Compare 518 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16