Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20131216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '22 at 18:13
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 X6 1090T-$240 23,506 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 55.3 2-Core 111 55% 85.3 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 298 32% 256 Pts	64-Core 301 19% 301 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152 36,698 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 3554) 2GB CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Lighting 18.2 Reflection 18.4 Parallax 23.5 15% 20 fps	MRender 22.3 Gravity 23.3 Splatting 17.8 17% 21.1 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 873GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 402 404 410 313 305 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 376 Write 416 Mixed 368 SusWrite 370 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 54 175% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 158 143% 218 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 134GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 117 123 123 122 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 112 Write 107 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 122 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 68%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 480GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 96 99 99 95 101 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 86.1 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 98.2 62% 85 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 74%
Corsair Slider 3.0 64GB 314 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 0GB free, PID 1a06 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 70.9 Write 49.6 Mixed 15.7 51% 45.4 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 33% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.7% Below average	MC Read 16 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 14 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 11.1 25% 8.67 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $47Bench 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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Total price: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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