Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% 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 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.6% 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	31.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '21 at 13:11
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

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-4350-$57 11,995 User benchmarks, average bench 57% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 82.8 1-Core 73.3 2-Core 121 58% 92.3 Pts	4-Core 187 8-Core 207 26% 197 Pts	64-Core 223 14% 223 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 48.4 Parallax 43.5 39% 46.4 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 43.8 Splatting 38 32% 39.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM810 2.5" 7mm 256GB 2,811 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: AXM08D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 110 189 174 189 204 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 132 Write 161 Mixed 118 SusWrite 172 33% 146 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 16.1 4K Mixed 11.8 39% 12.6 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 62 DQ Mixed 27.3 37% 69.7 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 930GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 144 206 201 212 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 212 Write 173 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 198 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 126 185 180 186 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 165 Mixed 90.1 SusWrite 174 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A F3-1600C9-8GS HMT451U6BFR8A 16GB 800, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	26.9% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 8 24% 8.47 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 8.8 23% 8.17 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 50: 5R 5G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
50%	33%	61	53	10	60	31.5"	1920 1080	ACR0000 ED320QR S

History: Score 51: 4R 6G 13B | Score 50: 5R 5G 10B

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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 $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	161x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 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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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16