Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56% 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 Drive102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-UD3  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 18 '18 at 04:56
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.9 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 94.3
1-Core 54.9
2-Core 165
63% 105 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 394
43% 338 Pts
64-Core 397
25% 397 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 73%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1377 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.10.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56% Above average
Lighting 70.1
Reflection 71.9
Parallax 99.5
57% 80.5 fps
MRender 72.4
Gravity 67.6
Splatting 59.4
54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
354GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 303 317 312 311 307 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 432
Mixed 440
SusWrite 318
94% 421 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 79.9
4K Mixed 49.6
164% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 173
153% 230 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 102%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
678GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 112 111 112 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 104
Write 106
Mixed 58.2
SusWrite 112
70% 95.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-420.A 9905403-437.A 9905403-420.A 9905403-437.A 16GB
667, 667, 667, 667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
52.2% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 18.9
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 13.9
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 59
68% 59 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 53%

 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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