Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 61.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.8% 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	55.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130524
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '19 at 03:34
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 69 2-Core 126 59% 94.2 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 194 27% 200 Pts	64-Core 206 13% 206 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Lighting 45.9 Reflection 32.4 Parallax 39.1 37% 39.1 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 43.3 Splatting 38 33% 40 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM11.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 50 40 48 52 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 394 Write 109 Mixed 99 SusWrite 47.4 35% 162 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 32.2 111% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 28.3 DQ Write 78.1 DQ Mixed 36.1 32% 47.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 95%
Seagate ST9160827AS 160GB 1,041 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 103GB free Firmware: 3.AHC SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 41 49 52 45 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 48.8 Write 48.6 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 47.5 33% 45.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 33%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 874GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 100 106 105 106 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 106 Write 102 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 104 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 57%
ST2000DM 001-1CH164 2TB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 68 68 68 72 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 186 Write 149 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 67.6 151% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 67%
WDC WD25 00BEVT-22ZCT0 250GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 201GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 66 68 68 68 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 66.7 Write 67.1 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 66.6 82% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C7 2x8GB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.8% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 15.7 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 51%

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

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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 $90Bench 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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 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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Total price: $435

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16