Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 62.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics82.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3P  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141210
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 21 '20 at 10:11
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing below expectations (40th 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 (90th percentile)
62.6% Good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 65.6
2-Core 128
57% 92.1 Pts
4-Core 233
8-Core 351
36% 292 Pts
64-Core 360
22% 360 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.6% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 111
Parallax 104
84% 106 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 96.7
Splatting 100
80% 98.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 253GB
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0303B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 281 298 234 228 196 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 372
Write 334
Mixed 301
SusWrite 242
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 45
4K Mixed 32.6
107% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 35.4
DQ Write 83.6
DQ Mixed 47.1
39% 55.4 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 113%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
38GB free
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 138 145 141 133 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 295
Write 159
Mixed 198
SusWrite 141
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 33.7
118% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 37.9
DQ Write 99.3
DQ Mixed 43.1
40% 60.1 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.7% Below average
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 10.3
MC Mixed 9.1
29% 10 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 8.6
25% 8.8 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3P Builds (Compare 637 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: 80% - Very good Total price: $392
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