Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics30.3% 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 DriveThe 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-UD3  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111013
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 25 '19 at 04:19
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
33.9% Below average
Memory 49.3
1-Core 40
2-Core 59.1
32% 49.5 Pts
4-Core 107
8-Core 113
15% 110 Pts
64-Core 108
7% 108 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Gigabyte(1458 3764) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.3% Below average
Lighting 37.6
Reflection 30.2
Parallax 36.6
31% 34.8 fps
MRender 37.7
Gravity 36.7
Splatting 35.2
30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159
323GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GM4OA52A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 73 63 70 77 77 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 79.7
Write 68.7
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 70.9
48% 65.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 51%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 177
Write 13.5
Mixed 22.8
SusWrite 13.8
41% 56.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
38.1% Below average
MC Read 17
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 15.6
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 11.7
25% 8.73 GB/s
Latency 163
24% 163 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 97%

 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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