Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.61% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive30.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111013
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 24 '18 at 16:02
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Six-Core
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
41.6% Average
Memory 68.3
1-Core 19.9
2-Core 36.2
31% 41.5 Pts
4-Core 83.1
8-Core 127
13% 105 Pts
64-Core 163
10% 163 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 285
Device(0000 0000) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
6.61% Terrible
Lighting 9.3
Reflection 6.62
Parallax 5
8% 6.97 fps
MRender 4.24
Gravity 9.27
Splatting 4.26
5% 5.92 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 6.61%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 101 101 104 100 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
30.2% Below average
Read 200
Write 122
Mixed 130
SusWrite 102
31% 138 MB/s
4K Read 7.8
4K Write 13.5
4K Mixed 7.7
29% 9.67 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 158
119% 160 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 83%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71
7GB free
Firmware: PB4OC64G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 39 38 38 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
21.8% Poor
Read 37.7
Write 35.5
Mixed 23.5
SusWrite 38
25% 33.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
90% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 45%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80
51GB free
Firmware: 12.01C01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 60 63 62 64 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 61
Write 61.7
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 61.4
42% 56.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
19.8% Very poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 7.1
20% 6.93 GB/s
SC Read 2.9
SC Write 2.2
SC Mixed 3.1
8% 2.73 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 19.8%
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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