Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.2% 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)
Boot Drive	53% 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 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '16 at 00:34
Run Duration	538 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 69.1 2-Core 115 58% 90.9 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 340 33% 273 Pts	64-Core 348 22% 348 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 368F) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 368.39 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Lighting 49 Reflection 45.6 Parallax 44.8 40% 46.5 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 41.5 Splatting 36.8 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS128G32MNB-2202A 128GB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10103L00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2932 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1704 (64) Unknown 100 100 2571923 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 432 (AF) Unknown 253 253 0 (B0) Unknown 253 253 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 2486240 (B2) Unknown 100 100 6 (B3) Unknown 100 100 17 (B4) Unknown 100 100 2479 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 253 253 0 (B7) Unknown 253 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 527 (BC) Unknown 253 253 0 (BF) G-sense error rate 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 28 0 55836999708 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 99 24766682 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 253 253 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 9256 (F1) Unknown 100 100 6452 (F2) Unknown 100 100 6223 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 14753	53% Above average	Read 465 Write 138 Mixed 273 64% 292 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 18.4 68% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 71.7 DQ Mixed 57.6 58% 95.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 87%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 665GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 97 (03) Spinup time 120 120 25790447931 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6887 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 138 31 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 8358 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 4938 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6889 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6889 (C2) HDA temperature 222 222 197569282075 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2	64% Good	Read 127 Write 95.9 Mixed 107 83% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 0.38 101% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 74%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,310 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 747GB free, PID 0202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 28 Write 24.9 Mixed 19.3 30% 24.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.2 61% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 45%
Verbatim Store n Go V3 USB 3.0 128GB-$51 274 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 97GB free, PID 0243 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	5.87% Terrible	Read 24.2 Write 3.22 Mixed 6.68 11% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.83 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.006 26% 2.28 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.87% Great: 46%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 2GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 0723 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	4.05% Terrible	Read 11.6 Write 6.71 Mixed 7.6 10% 8.64 MB/s	4K Read 3.57 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.02 15% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.05% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ Corsair CML8GX3M2A160 KHX1866C10D3/ Corsair CML8GX3M2A160 16GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 933, 667, 933, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	44.6% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 15.2 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 13 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 45%

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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	229x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	224x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	146x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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