Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.2% 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	60.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130125
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '22 at 12:43
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 79.8 1-Core 67.6 2-Core 119 55% 88.7 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 314 32% 259 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 22BB) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.2% Below average	Lighting 38.1 Reflection 45.8 Parallax 51.8 31% 45.2 fps	MRender 46.1 Gravity 39.4 Splatting 32.3 31% 39.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 63 58 51 52 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 382 Write 346 Mixed 260 SusWrite 81.9 60% 267 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 54.3 4K Mixed 36.5 121% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 38.3 DQ Write 87.8 DQ Mixed 48.9 41% 58.3 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 74 74 73 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 64.7 Write 66.4 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 71.8 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905584-032.A KHX1600C9D3/4 9905584-032.A KHX1600C9D3/4 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.4% Average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 16.5 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 11.9 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 80.9 49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 48%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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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Total price: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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