Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	43.3% 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	50% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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.

Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '18 at 18:23
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	58%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 84.7 1-Core 47 2-Core 83.4 48% 71.7 Pts	4-Core 163 8-Core 334 29% 249 Pts	64-Core 341 21% 341 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.10.2 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.3% Average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 87.1 39% 68.5 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 57.3 52% 65 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 74 81 69 72 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	50% Average	Read 271 Write 332 Mixed 275 SusWrite 77.3 54% 239 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 42.4 4K Mixed 31.5 103% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 31.6 DQ Write 63.9 DQ Mixed 40.8 33% 45.4 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 124%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 9GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 37 39 38 37 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 97.3 Write 89 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 38.1 16% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 11.7 4K Mixed 6.8 24% 8.2 MB/s	DQ Read 9 DQ Write 25.2 DQ Mixed 9.7 10% 14.6 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 85%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 8GB free Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 84 88 87 89 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 102 Write 112 Mixed 117 SusWrite 88.5 24% 105 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 62.9 4K Mixed 25.4 93% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 24 DQ Write 87.7 DQ Mixed 30.3 31% 47.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 15GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 30 31 29 28 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 20 Write 37.9 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 30 21% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 51% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 87 126 123 125 128 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 49.2 Write 66 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 109 59% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 4.9 724% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 1,467 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	44.4% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 15.6 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 10.4 26% 9 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 51%

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Gaming 20%

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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 $47Bench 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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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