Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '17 at 22:35
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 74 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 141 57% 95.1 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 334 36% 286 Pts	64-Core 356 22% 356 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 756GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 316 (03) Spinup time 167 162 6608 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7932 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 15396 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 784 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 383 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7548 (C2) HDA temperature 114 102 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	52.8% Above average	Read 93.6 Write 90.3 Mixed 81.5 66% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.23 88% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 99 46232896 (03) Spinup time 97 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1031 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 4904709753 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 18618 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 857 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 61 572456994 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 340 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 20834 (C2) HDA temperature 34 40 25769803810 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -75539884783643 (F1) Unknown 100 253 43666219760 (F2) Unknown 100 253 51785579153	84.9% Excellent	Read 153 Write 144 Mixed 137 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.24 64% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 114%
WL6000GSA6472E 6TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 12GB free Firmware: 01.01RA2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 5983 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4445 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 12083 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 204 (10) Unknown 0 200 35404224478 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 21 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8359 (C2) HDA temperature 122 108 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 2 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	35.7% Below average	Read 89 Write 35.4 Mixed 54.7 45% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 0.48 4K Mixed 0.1 47% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 4GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 3 (03) Spinup time 174 166 4258 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11918 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 24102 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1178 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 265 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 154 154 138019 (C2) HDA temperature 114 100 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	55.3% Above average	Read 78.2 Write 115 Mixed 129 82% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 0.29 4K Mixed 0.29 74% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 1,926 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	15.1% Very poor	MC Read 4.7 MC Write 4.8 MC Mixed 4.4 13% 4.63 GB/s	SC Read 2.7 SC Write 3.2 SC Mixed 3.2 9% 3.03 GB/s	Latency 92.6 43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 16%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	230x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	226x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	147x

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

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	35x
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: 60% - Good

Total price: $549

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16