Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
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 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.02% 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 Drive	56.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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	21.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150206
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '20 at 03:00
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 73.6 2-Core 140 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 438 40% 336 Pts	64-Core 440 27% 440 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 1,404 User benchmarks, average bench 8% BFG(19F1 0998) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	7.02% Terrible	Lighting 9.9 Reflection 6.69 Parallax 5.47 8% 7.35 fps	MRender 4.62 Gravity 9.63 Splatting 4.52 5% 6.26 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.02% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 500G 500GB 12,292 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 366GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 164 166 168 162 162 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 334 Write 298 Mixed 227 SusWrite 164 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 49.8 4K Mixed 26.5 102% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 28.1 DQ Write 66.1 DQ Mixed 30.6 28% 41.6 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 116%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 651GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 169 171 164 165 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 340 Write 300 Mixed 286 SusWrite 166 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 33.8 110% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 22.7 DQ Write 69.5 DQ Mixed 38.9 32% 43.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 121%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 93GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 86 86 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 70.6 Write 80.5 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 86.7 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 88%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 417GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 82 81 83 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 80 Write 69 Mixed 60 SusWrite 80.6 54% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 100%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 248GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 92 92 92 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 79.2 Write 79 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 90 51% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1866C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 800, 800, 933, 800 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	46.2% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 16.2 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 13.2 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 46%

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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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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