Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.4% 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	90.2% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160128
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '19 at 14:51
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 68.1 2-Core 106 55% 85.9 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 367 37% 301 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% PowerColor(148C 2359) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1475 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.11.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Lighting 44.1 Reflection 51 Parallax 59.4 36% 51.5 fps	MRender 50.9 Gravity 41.9 Splatting 36.4 34% 43.1 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 772GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 312 372 360 351 364 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 364 Mixed 340 SusWrite 341 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 69.7 4K Mixed 40.2 132% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 196 153% 214 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 121%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 571GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 165 165 149 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 144 Mixed 31 SusWrite 159 89% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 107%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 600GB free Firmware: 0107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 17 18 16 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 27.7 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 16.8 19% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 63%
Generic Storage Device 32GB 306 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 13GB free, PID 1336 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 15 15 14 15 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 18 Write 13.9 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 14.6 20% 15 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.6 160% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 20%
SAMSUNG HD103SI 1TB 334 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 138GB free, PID 0577 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 15 15 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 19 Mixed 27 SusWrite 14.8 29% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 19%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 291GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 76 81 82 71 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 96 Write 66.5 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 77.8 96% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 167% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 65%
SanDisk Cruzer Dial 64GB 841 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 58GB free, PID 5599 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 5.4 11 9.3 9.3 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 5.5 Mixed 6 SusWrite 9.9 14% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.9 109% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMY16GX3M2A16 CMY16GX3M2B21 CMY16GX3M2A16 CMY16GX3M2B21 32GB 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.8% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 15.1 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12.3 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns

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Gaming 31%

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Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 25%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming SLI-CF

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	41x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	17x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	13x

GPU
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	7x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	7x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	7x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	3x
SD8SBBU120G1122 120GBSandiskBench 47%, 2,087 samples	3x

RAM
DDR3 2133 2OZ 2x4GBAdataBench 41%, 1,140 samples	6x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples	4x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	3x

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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 $177	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