Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.4% 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 Drive	76.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '17 at 04:27
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 67.2 2-Core 113 56% 88.2 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 280 31% 244 Pts	64-Core 282 18% 282 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366); 11265-01-20G Radeon NITRO+ RX 580 CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 95.2 58% 79.6 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 67.5 Splatting 58.5 53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 465GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 210 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 99 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 59 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 23 (F1) Unknown 99 99 688189972	67.7% Good	Read 387 Write 321 Mixed 299 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 45.6 4K Mixed 22.8 100% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 37.4 DQ Write 75.1 DQ Mixed 22.6 27% 45 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 4 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 65 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 1 (F1) Unknown 99 99 147580912	76.8% Very good	Read 479 Write 373 Mixed 402 93% 418 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 60.5 4K Mixed 20.9 111% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 35.3 DQ Write 62.6 DQ Mixed 41.5 34% 46.5 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 134%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0502 Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 30.3 Mixed 31.3 24% 31.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.34 93% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 102497536 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1275 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 33069669 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1584 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1227 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032838 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 64 437583898 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 84 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 9560 (C2) HDA temperature 26 40 55834574874 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 29802778068340 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4554388884 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3370255009	93.4% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 158 Mixed 146 118% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.93 4K Write 2.23 4K Mixed 0.39 124% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 112%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 775 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 30GB free, PID 005b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	5.92% Terrible	Read 23 Write 6.42 Mixed 9.03 13% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.95 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.003 19% 1.65 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.92% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ4GX3M2A160 CMZ4GX3M2A160 CMZ8GX3M2A160 CMZ8GX3M2A160 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.7% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 12.1 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11.3 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 71%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 15%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	162x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	47x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	29x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	20x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	17x
F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 3,080 samples	11x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $435

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16