Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics11.5% 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 Drive57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 26 '17 at 00:18
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
63.5% Good
Memory 85.2
1-Core 64.8
2-Core 125
57% 91.7 Pts
4-Core 227
8-Core 371
37% 299 Pts
64-Core 374
23% 374 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6770
Sapphire(174B 1482) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
11.5% Very poor
Lighting 15.1
Reflection 11
Parallax 12.9
12% 13 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 11.4
Splatting 12.5
10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
57% Above average
Read 433
Write 124
Mixed 171
53% 242 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 61.4
4K Mixed 15.7
91% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 36.5
52% 94.3 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 57%
Great: 73%
Samsung HN-M500MBB 500GB-$80
46GB free
Firmware: 2AR10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
29.5% Poor
Read 51.7
Write 51.2
Mixed 27.3
32% 43.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.12
4K Write 0.53
4K Mixed 0.14
31% 0.26 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 60%
Samsung S2 Portable 1TB
383GB free, PID 1f08
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
14% Very poor
Read 30.9
Write 32.5
Mixed 30.1
40% 31.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.76
4K Mixed 0.23
35% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 14%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.9% Poor
MC Read 10
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 8.9
27% 9.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 8.8
25% 8.67 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 55%

 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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