Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
Processor	With 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 49.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	30.4% 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)
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	20.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '21 at 01:02
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Memory 78.4 1-Core 35 2-Core 66.3 42% 59.9 Pts	4-Core 116 8-Core 160 18% 138 Pts	64-Core 157 10% 157 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Sapphire(174B A003) CLim: 940 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.4% Below average	Lighting 40.5 Reflection 34.5 Parallax 52.2 33% 42.4 fps	MRender 30.2 Gravity 41.3 Splatting 23.7 25% 31.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 34%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$109 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 272GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 886 477 455 479 359 68 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS F3-12800CL9-4 BLS8G3D1609DS F3-12800CL9-4 24GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	MC Read 17 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 13.7 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 10.7 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	23.8"	1280 720	HPN361E HP P224

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Gaming 20%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 15%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P - $248

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	196x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	162x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	47x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	29x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	20x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	17x
F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 3,080 samples	11x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $392

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16