Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 58.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	81.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '19 at 02:34
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Memory 80.6 1-Core 65.4 2-Core 124 56% 89.9 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 210 28% 209 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4300 14,988 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 02A8) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-128M6S-HP 128GB 1,677 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC71704 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 265 291 304 306 315 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 415 Write 310 Mixed 257 SusWrite 293 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 62.3 4K Mixed 33.9 118% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 157 140% 213 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 99%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 5.5TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 117 117 116 121 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 124 Write 127 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 118 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 466GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 129 136 138 137 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 134 Write 133 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 136 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 88%
Jmicron H/W RAID0 2TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 638GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 28.7 Mixed 19.8 SusWrite 17.8 18% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 67% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 138%
ST33000651NS 3TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 15 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 29.2 Mixed 24 SusWrite 15.7 32% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 125% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	46% Average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 17.4 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 12.6 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 65%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	109x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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	21x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	21x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	14x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

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

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Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16