Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics21.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130903
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 10 '18 at 19:39
Run Duration99 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 74%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Memory 84.7
1-Core 41.7
2-Core 83
47% 69.8 Pts
4-Core 167
8-Core 246
26% 206 Pts
64-Core 251
16% 251 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290
XFX(1682 3127) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
21.3% Poor
Lighting 27.4
Reflection 21.6
Parallax 26.3
22% 25.1 fps
MRender 19.8
Gravity 21.6
Splatting 27.5
19% 23 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.3%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Maxtor STM3500320AS 500GB
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX1A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
57.6% Above average
Read 97
Write 104
Mixed 94.1
74% 98.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.39
107% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
33.4% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 12.5
33% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 9.3
22% 7.53 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3 Builds (Compare 518 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $465
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