Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37.5% 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	47.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160128
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '21 at 22:56
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	45%

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PC Performing way below expectations (14^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Memory 67.2 1-Core 41.5 2-Core 109 44% 72.6 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 237 28% 216 Pts	64-Core 293 18% 293 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 04FD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.5% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 47 Parallax 59.6 37% 50.7 fps	MRender 57.5 Gravity 44.6 Splatting 40.9 38% 47.7 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 123 111 68 44 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 322 Write 316 Mixed 297 SusWrite 106 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 30.3 4K Mixed 15.3 61% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 172 141% 199 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 97%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 107 110 131 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 125 Write 164 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 112 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2x8GB 1,351 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	38.1% Below average	MC Read 16 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 14.3 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 4.9 SC Mixed 6.9 16% 5.7 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 55%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 53: 6R 6G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
53%	61%	28	160	32	60	24"	1920 1080	BNQ7F1C BenQ RL2455

History: Score 24: 2R 2G 8B | Score 53: 6R 6G 5B

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Gaming 31%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 25%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	41x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	17x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	13x

GPU
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	7x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	7x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	7x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	3x
SD8SBBU120G1122 120GBSandiskBench 47%, 2,087 samples	3x

RAM
DDR3 2133 2OZ 2x4GBAdataBench 41%, 1,140 samples	6x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples	4x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	3x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $305

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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