Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics17.1% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 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.
Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151103
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 30 '18 at 13:35
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 73%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4300-$73
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
44.7% Average
Memory 66.6
1-Core 36.3
2-Core 82.8
40% 61.9 Pts
4-Core 135
8-Core 133
18% 134 Pts
64-Core 157
10% 157 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
17.1% Very poor
Lighting 21.2
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 21.2
17% 19.8 fps
MRender 24.4
Gravity 21.6
Splatting 16.5
17% 20.9 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 19%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$37
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 68 44 66 59 65 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
36.1% Below average
Read 66.7
Write 84.3
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 59.1
47% 64.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
90% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1866C10D3/ 8GB
800, 933 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
20.4% Poor
MC Read 7.5
MC Write 6.3
MC Mixed 7.6
20% 7.13 GB/s
SC Read 0.5
SC Write 3.7
SC Mixed 6
10% 3.4 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 20.4%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970-GAMING Builds (Compare 331 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $217
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