Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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-970-GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160406
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '19 at 18:28
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 85.7 1-Core 63.4 2-Core 107 55% 85.4 Pts	4-Core 226 8-Core 361 36% 294 Pts	64-Core 374 23% 374 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Sapphire(174B E246) 2GB CLim: 1049 MHz, MLim: 1601 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.11.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 24% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M9PeG 256GB 1,173 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 207 248 238 250 234 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 617 Write 557 Mixed 512 SusWrite 246 108% 483 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 51.3 162% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 450 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 172 185% 311 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 205%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 651GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 107 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 118 Write 118 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 106 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 68%
WD WD1600HLFS-60G6U2 160GB 3,337 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 148GB free Firmware: 04.04V05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 117 115 116 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 117 Write 118 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 117 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.3 232% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 68%
WD WD1600HLFS-60G6U2 160GB 3,337 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 149GB free Firmware: 04.04V03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 116 118 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 120 Write 114 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 116 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ F3-17000CL9-4 KHX1866C10D3/ F3-17000CL9-4 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 933, 800, 933, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.4% Average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 16.6 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 46%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	157x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	32x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	25x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	8x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	32x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	12x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2x8GBCorsairBench 46%, 237 samples	9x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	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) $39	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