Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.9% 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	49.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110831
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '19 at 07:47
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (54^th 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 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 82.7 1-Core 53.6 2-Core 109 52% 81.7 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 252 28% 223 Pts	64-Core 253 16% 253 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gainward(10B0 11C0) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Lighting 18.6 Reflection 22.6 Parallax 30.1 15% 23.8 fps	MRender 32.9 Gravity 29.1 Splatting 24.6 23% 28.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDCR120GB-G2 120GB 232 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 100 88 88 91 89 MB/s Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.5% Average	Read 253 Write 127 Mixed 177 SusWrite 90.9 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 56.9 4K Mixed 27.7 94% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 84.9 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 70.5 63% 92.5 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 71%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 104GB free Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 310 331 327 322 325 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 236 Write 359 Mixed 243 SusWrite 319 66% 289 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 14.9 76% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 103 105% 169 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 78%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 131 134 131 129 130 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 179 Write 147 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 130 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 108%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 298GB free Firmware: 1AC01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 119 119 120 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 118 Write 53.8 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 119 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 62%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 431GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 4.6 5.6 4.8 4.1 3.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 95.9 Write 105 Mixed 52 SusWrite 4.6 48% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 59%
Generic USB SD Reader 32GB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 10GB free, PID 6362 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	9.58% Terrible	Read 17.7 Write 12.3 Mixed 13.3 SusWrite 11.8 18% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.8 149% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 9.58% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	44% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 15.8 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 9.6 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 65%

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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	88x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 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	22x
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	50x

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Total price: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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