Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 51.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	46.3% 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 Drive	67% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '19 at 15:31
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51.7% Above average	Memory 73.6 1-Core 55.2 2-Core 113 50% 80.6 Pts	4-Core 163 8-Core 243 25% 203 Pts	64-Core 239 15% 239 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 22F0) CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.7.5 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.3% Average	Lighting 54.8 Reflection 59 Parallax 84.4 45% 66.1 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 62 Splatting 55.8 50% 61.1 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 339 330 349 300 26 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	67% Good	Read 368 Write 345 Mixed 323 SusWrite 265 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 28.5 89% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 191 142% 184 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 99%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 126GB free Firmware: GG2OAH10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 44 42 44 45 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 10 Write 28.3 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 42.2 17% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 58%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 261GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 101 100 102 102 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 105 Write 99.2 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 100 66% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 424GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 176 174 178 177 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 183 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 176 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	40.1% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 15.2 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 9.9 22% 7.67 GB/s	Latency 93.2 43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 61%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	89x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	61x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	52x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	32x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	21x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	16x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	85x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	73x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	51x

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Total price: $465

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