Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics55.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121018
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateJan 12 '18 at 19:20
Run Duration96 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8120
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
49.9% Average
Memory 69.4
1-Core 44.4
2-Core 87.5
43% 67.1 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 240
25% 203 Pts
64-Core 290
18% 290 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
55.8% Above average
Lighting 68.2
Reflection 67.5
Parallax 58.5
56% 64.8 fps
MRender 69.5
Gravity 65.9
Splatting 70.3
56% 68.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
701GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 133
Write 131
Mixed 130
99% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.31
4K Mixed 0.18
60% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
39.3% Below average
MC Read 17
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 13.5
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 9.1
22% 7.57 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3 Builds (Compare 517 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 - $248

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $465
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