Gigabyte GA-970A-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive75.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-D3  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150206
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateMay 22 '19 at 09:52
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Memory 82.1
1-Core 44.8
2-Core 121
51% 82.6 Pts
4-Core 198
8-Core 236
28% 217 Pts
64-Core 277
17% 277 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 200
Sapphire(174B A004) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
1.77% Terrible
Lighting 2.33
Reflection 2.35
Parallax 2.03
2% 2.24 fps
MRender 1.86
Gravity 1.6
Splatting 2
2% 1.82 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.77%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk A20 240GB
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN137a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 296 307 306 281 256 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 374
Write 408
Mixed 287
SusWrite 298
77% 342 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 31.4
105% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 134
124% 190 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 94%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
186GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 102 101 101 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 124
Write 134
Mixed 15.3
SusWrite 101
68% 93.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 9.1
MC Mixed 8.3
25% 8.9 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 8.7
24% 8.53 GB/s
Latency 76.7
52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-D3 Builds (Compare 517 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 - $248

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $465
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