Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	23.8% 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	66.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 18:31
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 79.5 2-Core 156 64% 107 Pts	4-Core 270 8-Core 348 40% 309 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7790 8,590 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 0456) 2GB CLim: 1170 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.10.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	23.8% Poor	Lighting 28.7 Reflection 32.3 Parallax 34.3 23% 31.8 fps	MRender 28.8 Gravity 25.5 Splatting 34 25% 29.5 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 128 129 131 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 325 Write 330 Mixed 298 SusWrite 128 61% 270 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 65 4K Mixed 40.7 136% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 38 DQ Write 92.1 DQ Mixed 51.1 43% 60.4 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 128%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 158GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 128 129 131 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 135 Write 113 Mixed 113 SusWrite 129 91% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 76%
USB DISK 2.0 2GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 1f00 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 6 6.1 6 6 6 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	4.32% Terrible	Read 13.1 Write 5.5 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 5.9 9% 7.45 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.32% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	40.1% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 14.1 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.8 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 44%

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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 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	109x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	62x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	23x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	23x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	21x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	14x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	94x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	93x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	61x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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