Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	72% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151103
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '19 at 17:43
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 73 2-Core 144 62% 102 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 426 41% 335 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 128 138 133 126 128 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 319 Write 260 Mixed 264 SusWrite 136 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 38 132% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 179 148% 211 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 84%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 223GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 176 170 177 170 181 MB/s Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	69.4% Good	Read 266 Write 266 Mixed 258 SusWrite 176 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 34.5 126% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 190 148% 201 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 84%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 784GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 111 114 114 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 108 Write 67.5 Mixed 63 SusWrite 113 65% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 193% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 62%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 906GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 124 122 124 123 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 186 Write 177 Mixed 98 SusWrite 123 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 109%
CBM Flash Disk 1GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 0GB free, PID 6025 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	2.53% Terrible	Read 13.5 Write 1.7 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 2.3 6% 5.42 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 1% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.53% Great: 4%
Mass Storage Device 32GB 3,072 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 29GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 17.5 Write 17 Mixed 14.3 SusWrite 17.7 23% 16.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 3 198% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4 F3-12800CL9-4 F3-2133C11-8G F3-2133C11-8G 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.7% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 15.2 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 12.8 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 45%

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

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	157x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	32x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	25x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	8x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	32x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	12x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2x8GBCorsairBench 46%, 237 samples	9x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $40	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