Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	10.8% 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 Drive	42.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120330
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '19 at 19:17
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63% Good	Memory 90.1 1-Core 56.1 2-Core 112 56% 86.1 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 190 28% 202 Pts	64-Core 217 13% 217 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5770 37,602 User benchmarks, average bench 10% PwrHis(1787 2288) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Lighting 13.9 Reflection 11.2 Parallax 13 11% 12.7 fps	MRender 11.6 Gravity 11.4 Splatting 12.8 10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 11%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Adata SP 610 128GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: N081 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 115 70 96 77 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 380 Write 250 Mixed 12.3 SusWrite 97.6 40% 185 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 27 66% 16.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 79%
Samsung HD321KJ 320GB-$42 12,070 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 54GB free Firmware: CP100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 61 56 56 56 58 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 64.8 Write 30 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 57.5 35% 47 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 43%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 148GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 56 56 56 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 74.3 Write 42.5 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 57.6 40% 54.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 42%
Seagate ST3160813AS 160GB-$139 4,860 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 108GB free Firmware: CC2H SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 120 120 119 121 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 119 Write 124 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 119 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 65%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 500GB 659 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 131GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 68 68 68 68 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 56.5 Write 41.8 Mixed 38 SusWrite 67.8 69% 51 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	33.4% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 12.4 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 8.4 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 65%

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

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 - $248

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	89x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	61x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	52x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	32x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	21x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	16x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	85x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	73x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	51x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16