Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 61.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.7% 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	55.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141028
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '20 at 22:47
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Memory 86.8 1-Core 67.7 2-Core 109 57% 87.9 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 331 32% 265 Pts	64-Core 330 20% 330 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.7% 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: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Lighting 48 Reflection 45.3 Parallax 44.7 39% 46 fps	MRender 39.7 Gravity 41.9 Splatting 36.8 32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS128G32MNB-2202A 128GB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10103L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 245 223 250 262 253 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 350 Write 172 Mixed 227 SusWrite 244 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 46.6 4K Mixed 21.6 79% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 21.8 DQ Write 86.4 DQ Mixed 26.5 28% 44.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 87%
Seagate ST3120213AS 120GB 709 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 94GB free Firmware: 3.AHL SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 57.8 Write 11.7 Mixed 30 SusWrite 58.8 29% 39.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 33%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 187 187 189 189 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 145 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 187 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 636GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 119 120 118 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 120 Write 117 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 119 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 74%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 0GB free Firmware: D781 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 156 Write 161 Mixed 36.8 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 307% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 92%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,310 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 228GB free, PID 0202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 65.8 Write 73.2 Mixed 32 SusWrite 75.7 84% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 45%

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 above expectations (75^th percentile)	44.1% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 45%

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

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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 $57Bench 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: $655

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) $33	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