Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31.6% 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 Drive48.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-UD3P  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141028
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '18 at 18:09
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8300-$168
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 74.9
2-Core 145
63% 103 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 452
45% 367 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Nvidia(10DE 1C82) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
31.6% Below average
Lighting 39.7
Reflection 30.8
Parallax 37.5
32% 36 fps
MRender 38.6
Gravity 36.5
Splatting 36
30% 37 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32070RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
48.5% Average
Read 445
Write 144
Mixed 339
68% 309 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 43.7
4K Mixed 3.89
58% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 3.75
39% 92.5 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A160 CMV4GX3M1A133 CMZ4GX3M1A160 12GB
667, 667, 667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
42.7% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 14
43% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 11.4
28% 9.83 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-UD3P Builds (Compare 817 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 39% - Below average Total price: $645
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