Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics28.2% 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.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateNov 22 '17 at 19:54
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$55
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
63.1% Good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 69.9
2-Core 131
59% 95.1 Pts
4-Core 233
8-Core 306
34% 270 Pts
64-Core 300
19% 300 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
28.2% Poor
Lighting 34.8
Reflection 25.8
Parallax 31.2
28% 30.6 fps
MRender 37.4
Gravity 32.9
Splatting 32.5
28% 34.2 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$66
1TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
37.7% Below average
Read 58.8
Write 72.5
Mixed 49.4
45% 60.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.18
65% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 67%
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 750GB
398GB free
Firmware: 1.10
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
84.7% Excellent
Read 148
Write 147
Mixed 137
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 4.88
4K Mixed 0.57
187% 2.08 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 117%
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 250GB
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 153
Write 147
Mixed 137
110% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 4.74
4K Mixed 0.6
181% 1.99 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 171%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL7-2 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ F3-12800CL7-2 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ 20GB
667, 933, 667, 933 MHz
2048, 8192, 2048, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.5% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 14.8
44% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 13.3
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970-GAMING Builds (Compare 330 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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