Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	41.5% 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	51.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120530
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '18 at 15:48
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 85.6 1-Core 67.2 2-Core 130 58% 94.1 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 330 35% 279 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2372) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.5% Average	Lighting 48.2 Reflection 66 Parallax 67.1 39% 60.4 fps	MRender 67.5 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 54.7 46% 56.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5S 128GB-$75 5,727 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 17953 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3484 (B1) Unknown 100 100 423051 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 503 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 9 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 516823 (F2) Unknown 100 100 682568	51.2% Above average	Read 333 Write 210 Mixed 250 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 45.2 4K Mixed 14.2 80% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 26.2 DQ Write 48.1 DQ Mixed 13.8 17% 29.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 84%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 502GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 136 134 4158 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8557 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 19619 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3489 (C0) Power-off retract count 195 195 3880 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 134 134 199191 (C2) HDA temperature 120 91 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	65.1% Good	Read 116 Write 110 Mixed 84.9 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 2.69 4K Mixed 0.14 94% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 85%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 434 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 591GB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 166 Write 168 Mixed 155 210% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.2 66% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	44.1% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 61%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	109x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	62x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	23x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	23x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	21x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	14x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	94x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	93x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	61x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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