Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics45.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3P  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 10 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 19 '20 at 05:01
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 50%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
44.8% Average
Memory 67.6
1-Core 46.9
2-Core 85.5
43% 66.7 Pts
4-Core 125
8-Core 152
18% 138 Pts
64-Core 151
9% 151 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 1972) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
45.4% Average
Lighting 52.1
Reflection 54
Parallax 47.4
42% 51.2 fps
MRender 73.5
Gravity 61.4
Splatting 55.8
51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 320GB-$54
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 53 49 63 63 64 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
39% Below average
Read 78
Write 84.5
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 57.7
53% 71 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 39%
Great: 59%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
205GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 65 66 65 66 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 79.3
Write 80
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 65
53% 71.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung F6451U64F9333 Kingston 9905403-169.A Kingston 9905402-532.A 10GB
667, 667, 667 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
30.4% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 11.8
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 6.5
17% 5.87 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-970A-D3P Builds (Compare 636 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P - $248

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $391
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