Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 55.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	59.3% 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	40.4% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	May 30 '20 at 01:16
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Memory 76.1 1-Core 53.9 2-Core 97.3 49% 75.8 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 255 29% 226 Pts	64-Core 306 19% 306 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85F0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2256 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.3% Above average	Lighting 72 Reflection 74.5 Parallax 72.2 59% 72.9 fps	MRender 78.5 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 73.2 60% 74.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
P4-480 480GB 851 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: H190115 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 7 0.8 40 119 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 350 Write 48.8 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 41.4 28% 131 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 15.5 4K Mixed 14.4 67% 18.9 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 26.9 DQ Mixed 64.3 53% 78.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 106%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 10,663 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 245GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 58 66 69 72 72 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 128 Write 120 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 68.2 74% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 72%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 389GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 76 88 94 97 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 113 Write 140 Mixed 98.2 SusWrite 91.2 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 577GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 58 67 72 73 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 93.8 Write 111 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 68 61% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 68%
Samsung HM641JI 640GB-$50 10,598 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 456GB free Firmware: 2AJ10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 57 66 70 72 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 87.7 Write 52.7 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 66.9 48% 64.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 50%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 478GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 59 70 71 74 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 83 Write 80.8 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 69.8 55% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1333C9-4GN Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ F3-1333C9-4GN Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 667, 933, 667, 933 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.5% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 11.1 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 9.3 22% 7.53 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 45%

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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 $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	161x
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 $37Bench 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: 79% - Very good

Total price: $401

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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