Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	47.1% 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	52.2% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130903
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '19 at 14:57
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	64% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 63.3 2-Core 127 57% 91.5 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 347 36% 292 Pts	64-Core 341 21% 341 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 3604) 3GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Lighting 57 Reflection 50.5 Parallax 66.2 46% 57.9 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 66.1 Splatting 47.8 48% 60.7 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$115 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0919A SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 173 81 70 77 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 378 Write 322 Mixed 136 SusWrite 96.7 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 27.6 4K Mixed 33.1 93% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 33.2 DQ Write 29.3 DQ Mixed 45.7 30% 36.1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 326GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 180 80 73 78 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 154 Write 194 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 100 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 106%
Kingston DT 100 G2 32GB 278 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID 1653 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 2.2 2.7 4.1 4.6 4.3 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	6.24% Terrible	Read 16 Write 10.8 Mixed 15.5 SusWrite 4.1 15% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 65% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.24% Great: 10%

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 below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.1% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 7.9 24% 8.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 7.8 23% 7.97 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 65%

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

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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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