Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics52.5% 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)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-UD3  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121022
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '17 at 10:44
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 94.5
1-Core 78.4
2-Core 150
66% 108 Pts
4-Core 296
8-Core 490
48% 393 Pts
64-Core 493
30% 493 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.43
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
52.5% Above average
Lighting 64.8
Reflection 68.3
Parallax 61.3
53% 64.8 fps
MRender 73.1
Gravity 62.2
Splatting 58
52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28
426GB free
Firmware: GKAOA74A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
26.9% Poor
Read 40.8
Write 52.5
Mixed 51.6
37% 48.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.44
112% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 26.9%
Great: 46%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24
295GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SC13 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 106
Write 106
Mixed 88.9
75% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.5
109% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.8% Above average
MC Read 23.2
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 19.2
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 13.2
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 58.4
68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-UD3 Builds (Compare 501 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $517
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