Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics32.2% 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 DriveThe 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.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3P  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150601
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 19 '18 at 04:23
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
64.2% Good
Memory 88.8
1-Core 61.5
2-Core 117
57% 89 Pts
4-Core 216
8-Core 324
34% 270 Pts
64-Core 374
23% 374 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
32.2% Below average
Lighting 40.6
Reflection 31.3
Parallax 37.2
33% 36.4 fps
MRender 37.2
Gravity 38.3
Splatting 36.5
30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 153
Write 147
Mixed 136
109% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.19
70% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 112%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
214GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 175
Write 117
Mixed 118
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 2.22
4K Mixed 0.19
86% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend JM1600KLH-8G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.1% Average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 16.4
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 11.6
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3P Builds (Compare 636 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $401
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