Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.4% 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)
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	May 08 '21 at 16:58
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Memory 92.1 1-Core 71.3 2-Core 124 61% 95.7 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 279 32% 248 Pts	64-Core 259 16% 259 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.4% Below average	Lighting 43.7 Reflection 48.1 Parallax 42.5 36% 44.8 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 42.2 Splatting 37.4 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 100 120GB-$60 4,424 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM11.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 418 Write 38.9 Mixed 278 53% 245 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 24.2 73% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 152 125% 183 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 352GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 193 194 195 193 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 131 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 187 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GB 4,102 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	48.7% Average	MC Read 21 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 17.6 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.8 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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 $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) $35	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