Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	50.1% 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	79.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	18.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120530
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '19 at 16:18
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 82.3 1-Core 49.9 2-Core 99.7 50% 77.3 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 196 26% 192 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.1% Above average	Lighting 61.6 Reflection 66.9 Parallax 59.2 50% 62.6 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 60 Splatting 53.9 50% 62 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 290 275 256 248 234 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 386 Write 347 Mixed 297 SusWrite 269 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 42.5 142% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 41.9 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 54.3 46% 66.1 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 131%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 44GB free Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 171 158 196 295 276 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.5% Below average	Read 170 Write 77.5 Mixed 205 SusWrite 203 37% 164 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 14.8 54% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 24.3 DQ Write 51.1 DQ Mixed 8.9 15% 28.1 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 111%
Kingston SHSS37A960G 960GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 344GB free Firmware: 0105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 100 104 105 108 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.4% Below average	Read 276 Write 258 Mixed 224 SusWrite 103 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 12.7 4K Write 23.4 4K Mixed 15 51% 17 MB/s	DQ Read 55.4 DQ Write 45.2 DQ Mixed 25.4 26% 42 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 100%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 386GB free Firmware: 0105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 100 104 105 106 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 312 Write 254 Mixed 279 SusWrite 103 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 24.5 4K Mixed 21.1 68% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 52.9 DQ Write 45 DQ Mixed 48.9 37% 48.9 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 133%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 70GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 54 56 55 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 64.4 Write 66 Mixed 41.4 SusWrite 54.7 76% 56.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 61%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 361GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 133 136 135 134 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 137 Write 91.7 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 133 138% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 125% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 5TB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 146GB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 24 30 23 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 107 Write 110 Mixed 45.3 SusWrite 24.4 90% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 112% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 81%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 2TB 309 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 616GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 80 79 79 79 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 95.7 Write 79.5 Mixed 44.1 SusWrite 78.8 97% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 45% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x8GB 7,706 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.5% Poor	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 9 26% 9.07 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 7.4 19% 6.63 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 73%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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