Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.2% 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	73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '18 at 23:40
Run Duration	592 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Memory 85.8 1-Core 68.2 2-Core 129 59% 94.3 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 278 31% 246 Pts	64-Core 273 17% 273 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Zotac(19DA 2454) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Lighting 35 Reflection 25.1 Parallax 31.4 28% 30.5 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 32.8 Splatting 31.9 28% 34.1 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 480GB-$84 9,168 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 10 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 29219 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 385 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 73 73 826 (AE) Unknown 100 100 251 (B4) Unknown 0 0 8219 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 61 55 197567774759 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (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 73 73 27 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 423787085095 (F7) Unknown 100 100 11089597 (F8) Unknown 100 100 4195044327	73.7% Very good	Read 471 Write 395 Mixed 434 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 22.4 86% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 85.6 DQ Mixed 47.8 51% 84.8 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 80 64 106565075 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 21 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 6200821 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 60133837113150 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 21 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 59 56 706871337 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 104 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 92 (C2) HDA temperature 41 44 115964117033 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 80 64 106565075 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 78825534785341 (F1) Unknown 100 253 811617427 (F2) Unknown 100 253 15702981778	79.4% Very good	Read 156 Write 118 Mixed 84.5 89% 119 MB/s	4K Read 5.75 4K Write 5.54 4K Mixed 0.62 411% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 80.1 Write 69.3 Mixed 30.4 44% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.08 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.46 167% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 90%
WD WD15EZRX-00DC0B0 1.5TB 1,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 872GB free Firmware: 80.0 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 111 Write 109 Mixed 95.2 79% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 2.47 4K Mixed 0.25 102% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 710GB free Firmware: 0001 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 109 Write 99.3 Mixed 26.9 57% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.23 73% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 105%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$137 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 641GB free Firmware: RT17 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 142607584 (03) Spinup time 93 90 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 676 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 4322651995 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9815 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 38 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 44 6477467025446 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1159 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 6576 (C2) HDA temperature 38 56 98784247846 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 117 99 142607584 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 24361054505985 (F1) Unknown 100 253 18147770294 (F2) Unknown 100 253 38246385587	68.9% Good	Read 138 Write 100 Mixed 53.7 72% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 6.31 4K Mixed 0.69 231% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 573GB free Firmware: MX4O Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 115 Write 126 Mixed 16.7 62% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.04 4K Mixed 0.21 91% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 361GB free Firmware: CC52 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 217123392 (03) Spinup time 93 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 2018 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 24742314 (09) Power-on hours count 58 58 37492 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 304 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032833 (BD) vendor-specific 83 83 17 (BE) vendor-specific 61 52 690028583 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 184 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 81 81 39653 (C2) HDA temperature 39 48 77309411367 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 11325828776351 (F1) Unknown 100 253 56808334462 (F2) Unknown 100 253 206782714734	91.9% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 148 Mixed 136 114% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.17 61% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 96%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB 459 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 666GB free, PID 0475 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 28.6 Write 30.7 Mixed 29.8 39% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.3 64% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 20%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 592GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 132 Write 121 Mixed 139 169% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.38 74% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C8 2x4GB 205 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	43.2% Average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 14 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 11.6 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 51%

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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	229x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	224x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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