Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 54.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '18 at 04:40
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 2,528 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	54.5% Above average	Memory 80.9 1-Core 35.8 2-Core 84.8 45% 67.2 Pts	4-Core 155 8-Core 228 24% 192 Pts	64-Core 231 14% 231 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Gigabyte(1458 22D7) CLim: 1230 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.4.1 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.5% Below average	Lighting 41.3 Reflection 64.7 Parallax 79.9 34% 62 fps	MRender 61.7 Gravity 53 Splatting 51.4 45% 55.4 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM07.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 173 Write 273 Mixed 133 43% 193 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 20.6 86% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 26.1 DQ Write 74.9 DQ Mixed 17.4 23% 39.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 99%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 477GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 84 84 83 84 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 355 Write 304 Mixed 226 SusWrite 82.9 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 37.5 127% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 33.6 DQ Write 93.5 DQ Mixed 37.5 36% 54.9 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 118%
Samsung HD155UI 1.5TB 1,454 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 280GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 84 84 83 84 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 68.9 Write 82.3 Mixed 41.1 SusWrite 83 50% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 70%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB 4,630 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 600GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 63 65 67 67 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 67 Write 65.6 Mixed 47.9 SusWrite 65.6 45% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% null MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.9% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 6.9 22% 7.53 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 7 19% 6.67 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 54%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	109x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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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Total price: $517

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 $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) $30	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