Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.4% 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	45.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '19 at 01:21
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 85.6 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 142 60% 99.1 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 378 38% 312 Pts	64-Core 380 24% 380 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% XFX(1682 9290) CLim: 1204 MHz, MLim: 1098 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	21.4% Poor	Lighting 5.53 Reflection 54.4 Parallax 77 4% 45.7 fps	MRender 59 Gravity 61.6 Splatting 74.3 54% 65 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 146 207 209 250 210 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45.1% Average	Read 276 Write 144 Mixed 153 SusWrite 209 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 33 4K Mixed 14.9 67% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 18 DQ Write 36.1 DQ Mixed 17.6 16% 23.9 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 91%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 29GB free Firmware: 0003HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 40 41 41 41 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 66.9 Write 67 Mixed 38.1 SusWrite 40.5 39% 53.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 43%
WD WD1600BLHX-60V7BV0 160GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 149GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 139 136 137 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 142 Write 135 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 137 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.3 249% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 79%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 617GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 153 154 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 153 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 153 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 CMZ8GX3M2A160 Hynix HMT451U6MFR8C Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 667, 667, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.8% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 14.1 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 44%

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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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	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