Gigabyte GA-970-GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics55.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151103
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 11:34
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 45%
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 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320E-$87
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Memory 75.1
1-Core 55.8
2-Core 102
49% 77.7 Pts
4-Core 178
8-Core 250
27% 214 Pts
64-Core 327
20% 327 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
55.2% Above average
Lighting 69.3
Reflection 69.2
Parallax 58.5
56% 65.7 fps
MRender 64.3
Gravity 62.5
Splatting 65.8
53% 64.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61
917GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
62.5% Good
Read 107
Write 110
Mixed 99.9
80% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.23
81% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 84%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
116GB free
Firmware: 12.01C02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 96.1
Write 96.1
Mixed 87.7
70% 93.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 2.23
4K Mixed 0.37
104% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
51.5% Above average
Read 95.9
Write 83.7
Mixed 70.3
62% 83.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 0.43
98% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 70%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB
115GB free, PID 259f
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
25.4% Poor
Read 56.9
Write 55.5
Mixed 49.8
69% 54 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.24
64% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ 16GB
933, 800 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
23.7% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 7.8
MC Mixed 7.2
22% 7.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 7.3
19% 6.77 GB/s
Latency 90.2
44% 90.2 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 50%

 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

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