Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.1% 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	The 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	12.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '18 at 09:31
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th 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 above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 80 1-Core 70.9 2-Core 135 58% 95.4 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 376 39% 312 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6253) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.1% Poor	Lighting 35.4 Reflection 28.7 Parallax 34.8 29% 33 fps	MRender 36 Gravity 37.2 Splatting 35.4 30% 36.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 65 61 69 71 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 65.3 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 65.6 44% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 164% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3320820AS 320GB-$55 14,577 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 19GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 39.3 Write 35.5 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 38.4 26% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 0741 2TB 1,643 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 3GB free, PID 0741 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 27.5 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 16.4 32% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 235GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 72 Write 72.5 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 73.1 83% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 0837 500GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 7GB free, PID 0837 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	7.57% Terrible	Read 25.2 Write 17.7 Mixed 8.7 SusWrite 16 21% 16.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 9% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 7.57% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 1,926 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	24% Poor	MC Read 8.6 MC Write 7.3 MC Mixed 7.2 22% 7.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 5.8 SC Mixed 5.9 18% 6.17 GB/s	Latency 80.6 50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 53%

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

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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 $129Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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