Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58.5% 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	86.5% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121022
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '19 at 05:21
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 64.6 2-Core 122 57% 90.4 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 350 36% 292 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Lighting 73.9 Reflection 72.3 Parallax 63.2 60% 69.8 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 67.5 Splatting 66.9 55% 67.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 277 270 290 265 239 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 471 Write 359 Mixed 277 SusWrite 270 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 36.3 129% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 226 176% 244 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 20GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 117 103 107 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 83 Write 81 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 114 62% 84 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 145 145 148 147 148 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 149 Write 133 Mixed 70 SusWrite 147 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 105%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 20GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 28 27 28 28 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 30 Write 27.7 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 27.5 37% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	47.1% Average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 17 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 13.2 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 65%

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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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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