Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.8% 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 Drive	64.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '18 at 02:35
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 92.9 1-Core 53.5 2-Core 146 60% 97.6 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 402 41% 330 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2343) ≥ 4GB CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Lighting 62.4 Reflection 57.6 Parallax 75.5 51% 65.2 fps	MRender 57.3 Gravity 51.4 Splatting 72.6 51% 60.4 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 526ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 126 130 109 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 312 Write 180 Mixed 222 SusWrite 120 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 34.9 117% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 167 130% 180 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 87%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 332GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 50 50 50 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 71.5 Write 72.5 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 50.3 79% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 44%
WD My Passport Essential 750GB 405 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 313GB free, PID 070a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 26 28 28 27 28 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 31.3 Write 28 Mixed 19.7 SusWrite 27.2 35% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 18%
Fujitsu HDD 640GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 502GB free, PID 120e Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 26 Write 24.8 Mixed 21 SusWrite 24.8 33% 24.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2x4GB 3,295 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	45.4% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 14.8 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 10.9 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 51%

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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 22%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P - $300

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	230x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	224x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	147x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	47x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	46x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	34x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	27x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	43x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples	23x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	20x

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Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $645

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16