Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	12.9% 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	The 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.
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 (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '19 at 00:08
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 70.9 2-Core 129 60% 95.8 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 289 31% 247 Pts	64-Core 289 18% 289 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Gigabyte(1458 226D) 2GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	12.9% Very poor	Lighting 16.1 Reflection 14.5 Parallax 19.6 13% 16.7 fps	MRender 13.9 Gravity 13.4 Splatting 17.1 12% 14.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 864GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 103 150 173 184 179 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 170 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 151 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 112%
Monster MONSTER DIGITAL 16GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 11GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 6.4 5 6.5 5.7 6.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	4.91% Terrible	Read 18.8 Write 8.5 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 5.8 11% 9.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.91% Great: 6%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB 892 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 15GB free, PID 3e00 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 8.2 5.9 4.9 4.8 4.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	6.32% Terrible	Read 15.8 Write 9.3 Mixed 7.5 SusWrite 5.8 12% 9.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 60% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.32% Great: 8%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 248GB 619 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 147GB free, PID 5597 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.9 10 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 14 Mixed 17.3 SusWrite 10.6 22% 18.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.6 109% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 4,885 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29% Poor	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 7.7 26% 9.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 8.5 25% 8.73 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 50%

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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%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

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	161x
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 $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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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Total price: $391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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