Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive50.8% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3P  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime8 Days
Run DateJul 10 '19 at 00:05
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T-$340
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
58.9% Above average
Memory 84.5
1-Core 48.4
2-Core 96.1
50% 76.3 Pts
4-Core 190
8-Core 228
27% 209 Pts
64-Core 269
17% 269 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 200
XFX(1682 5230) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
1.54% Terrible
Lighting 2.03
Reflection 2.08
Parallax 1.91
2% 2.01 fps
MRender 1.57
Gravity 1.57
Splatting 1.61
1% 1.58 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.54%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z320
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 54 51 70 58 58 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 380
Write 307
Mixed 95
SusWrite 65.5
47% 212 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 18.2
83% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 7.7
45% 105 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 78%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
385GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 94 93 93 93 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 96.3
Write 95.7
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 93.2
64% 86.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 54%
Seagate Desktop 1TB
917GB free, PID 3300
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
15.2% Very poor
Read 30
Write 27.7
Mixed 24
SusWrite 29.1
38% 27.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-559.A 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.9% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 11.5
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 8.2
19% 6.5 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3P Builds (Compare 636 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $391
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