Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 60%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics80.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive38.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121018
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 20 '22 at 12:54
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User BLR-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core-$40
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
60% Above average
Memory 81.7
1-Core 66.5
2-Core 109
55% 85.7 Pts
4-Core 214
8-Core 272
31% 243 Pts
64-Core 282
18% 282 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 473.04
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.5% Excellent
Lighting 99.9
Reflection 108
Parallax 98.6
81% 102 fps
MRender 96.1
Gravity 98.4
Splatting 94.4
79% 96.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team L5 LITE SSD 60GB
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0818
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 66 71 71 72 72 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
38.1% Below average
Read 354
Write 69.2
Mixed 96
SusWrite 69.9
32% 147 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 5.4
63% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 19.7
DQ Write 67.3
DQ Mixed 6.8
16% 31.3 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 60%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
242GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 72 72 73 72 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
48.9% Average
Read 98.5
Write 97.5
Mixed 67
SusWrite 71.3
62% 83.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 109%
VendorCo ProductCode 2TB
2TB free, PID 1234
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 18 18 18 18 12 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
9.08% Terrible
Read 21.5
Write 17.3
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 16.4
20% 15.9 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
49% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 9.08%
Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 10GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
42.6% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 14.6
44% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 11
27% 9.3 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3 Builds (Compare 518 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 - $248

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $465
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