Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.7% 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 Drive	62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 17:05
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 68.8 2-Core 137 61% 98 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 425 42% 342 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 04FB) CLim: 1310 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.4.3 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 80.7 52% 70.7 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 65.3 Splatting 56.9 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 263 260 254 210 189 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 403 Write 370 Mixed 173 SusWrite 236 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 39.5 4K Mixed 27.3 92% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 99.5 DQ Write 39.5 DQ Mixed 53.3 44% 64.1 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 313GB free Firmware: MN6OA5Q0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 122 123 123 124 123 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 96.3 Write 92 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 122 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	44.9% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 15.5 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 12.4 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 61%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	109x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	62x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	23x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	23x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	21x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	14x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	94x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	93x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	61x

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Total price: $517

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