Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics12.3% 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 Drive36.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.
Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 05 '18 at 12:47
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 77%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 620
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
44.4% Average
Memory 70.4
1-Core 34.6
2-Core 65
39% 56.7 Pts
4-Core 106
8-Core 126
15% 116 Pts
64-Core 139
9% 139 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203
Nvidia(10DE 0804) 768MB
CLim: 675 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 768MB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
12.3% Very poor
Lighting 14.6
Reflection 16.9
Parallax 13
12% 14.8 fps
MRender 19.8
Gravity 14.8
Splatting 14.6
13% 16.4 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.3%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 26 33 43 33 24 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Read 334
Write 300
Mixed 267
SusWrite 45.5
53% 237 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 40.9
4K Mixed 11
61% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 20.7
DQ Write 98.5
DQ Mixed 1.7
18% 40.3 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 88%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80
16GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 104 106 108 108 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 106
Write 106
Mixed 64.8
SusWrite 103
70% 94.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 58%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
302GB free, PID 2322
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 113 114 112 115 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Read 49.3
Write 108
Mixed 34.5
SusWrite 111
110% 75.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.1
69% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4 Corsair CMZ4GX3M2A160 Corsair CMZ4GX3M2A160 8GB
800, 667, 667 MHz
4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
29.8% Poor
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 7.2
MC Mixed 11.2
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 5.8
SC Mixed 6.8
18% 6.23 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 21%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 - $248

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