Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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. 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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive90.3% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-UD3  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 09 '19 at 19:43
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
64.9% Good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 71.4
2-Core 139
62% 99.6 Pts
4-Core 223
8-Core 386
37% 305 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.4% Good
Lighting 75.4
Reflection 75.7
Parallax 65.7
61% 72.2 fps
MRender 72
Gravity 69.7
Splatting 71.7
58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 143 142 143 144 143 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 428
Mixed 299
SusWrite 169
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 46.7
163% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 150
141% 219 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 108%
Hitachi HDS721612PLA380 120GB
53GB free
Firmware: P23OABEA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 57 57 57 57 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
28.1% Poor
Read 41.2
Write 40.3
Mixed 26.2
SusWrite 56.4
30% 41 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 28.1%
Great: 34%
VendorCo ProductCode 8GB
4GB free, PID 5678
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
6.1% Terrible
Read 18.9
Write 8
Mixed 7
SusWrite 12.6
14% 11.6 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.1%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CML4GX3M1A160 CMZ4GX3M1A160 8GB
667, 667 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
43.6% Average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 13.6
44% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11.7
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 46%

 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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