Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 67.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.2% 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 Drive	51.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '18 at 16:54
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 71.9 2-Core 143 62% 102 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 399 39% 321 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.1.1 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.2% Average	Lighting 60.9 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 88.8 50% 72.1 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 54.1 48% 60.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11526 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1984 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 90 90 316 (AE) Unknown 100 100 112 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4066 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 73 59 176093659163 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 90 90 10 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 53655697409 (F7) Unknown 100 100 1692904660 (F8) Unknown 100 100 3302406223	51.6% Above average	Read 273 Write 263 Mixed 270 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 49.6 4K Mixed 15.6 77% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 23.9 DQ Write 55.8 DQ Mixed 14.8 18% 31.5 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 91%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 165GB-$46 4,039 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 148GB free Firmware: P22OAB3A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 125 125 12895322271 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 13246 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 31435 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 7376 (C0) Power-off retract count 89 89 13654 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 13654 (C2) HDA temperature 240 240 244813922329 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 12	40.3% Average	Read 71.5 Write 68.6 Mixed 69.6 53% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.35 98% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1x8GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	MC Read 12 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 10.1 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 10 26% 9.17 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 34%

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

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

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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