Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	14.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	96.1% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141028
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '21 at 11:05
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 86.1 1-Core 49.7 2-Core 99.5 51% 78.4 Pts	4-Core 191 8-Core 196 26% 194 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 6000 1,288 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Nvidia(10DE 076F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 573 MHz, MLim: 747 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 377.83 Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Lighting 15.6 Reflection 30.6 Parallax 6.8 13% 17.7 fps	MRender 29.7 Gravity 15.1 Splatting 21.2 18% 22 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$105 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 711GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 277 343 298 344 347 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 411 Write 376 Mixed 355 SusWrite 319 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 51.9 169% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 40.3 DQ Mixed 38.5 59% 119 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 137%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 850GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 204 202 202 202 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 158 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 201 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 65GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 109 109 108 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 21.6 Write 30 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 108 38% 52 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 75%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 143GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 75 75 76 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 105 Write 95.3 Mixed 52.1 SusWrite 74.1 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 57%
BUFFALO External HDD 1.5TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 55GB free, PID 0105 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 27.4 Write 27.1 Mixed 25.6 SusWrite 28.5 37% 27.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD34G13332 2x4GB 1,318 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.3% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 12.3 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 9 21% 7.43 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 20%

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Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 15%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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 $76Bench 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: 75% - Very good

Total price: $435

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16