Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.1% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '20 at 00:25
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th 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% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	61% Good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 71.9 2-Core 105 56% 86.5 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 392 36% 304 Pts	64-Core 385 24% 385 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Lighting 72.6 Reflection 67.6 Parallax 86.6 59% 75.6 fps	MRender 67.5 Gravity 73.5 Splatting 56.8 53% 66 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,084 Write 649 Mixed 464 161% 732 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 42.7 156% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 442 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 352 256% 338 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 223GB free Firmware: CS900211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 209 210 212 212 211 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 390 Write 392 Mixed 294 SusWrite 216 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 22.4 107% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 131 118% 177 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 557GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 160 160 160 160 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 144 Write 146 Mixed 96 SusWrite 159 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$28 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 466GB free Firmware: 0003HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 78 79 79 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 77.5 Write 74.8 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 78.1 48% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 43%
WD WD1600BLHX-60V7BV0 160GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 139GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 136 135 133 135 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79% Very good	Read 141 Write 136 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 134 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.3 251% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 CMZ8GX3M2A160 Hynix HMT451U6MFR8C Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 667, 667, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.2% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 13.6 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 9.9 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 44%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	225x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	147x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	48x
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	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: 60% - Good

Total price: $549

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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