Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 49%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	45.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). 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	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '20 at 00:24
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	49% Average	Memory 69.6 1-Core 52 2-Core 98.7 46% 73.4 Pts	4-Core 161 8-Core 196 23% 178 Pts	64-Core 250 16% 250 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.8% Average	Lighting 56.2 Reflection 58.8 Parallax 55.2 46% 56.7 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 54.2 Splatting 49.8 46% 56.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial_CT250MX2 250GB 142 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 390 Write 372 Mixed 319 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 49 4K Mixed 31.3 97% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 180 140% 193 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 106%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 279GB free Firmware: ES22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 96 93 100 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 114 Write 118 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 95.1 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 100%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 307GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 95 96 95 96 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 89 Write 87.8 Mixed 60 SusWrite 94.3 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 54%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 2TB 858 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 69 68 70 71 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 136 Write 128 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 69.4 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 109%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 400GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 313GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 69 68 69 70 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 58.3 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 68.9 42% 57.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 1,926 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	36.4% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 13.7 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 8.2 22% 7.53 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 53%

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

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P - $300

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	230x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	224x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	147x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16