Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.3% 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 Drive	105% 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	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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '19 at 22:26
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Memory 89 1-Core 73.7 2-Core 130 61% 97.7 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 444 41% 345 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% XFX(1682 3003) CLim: 933 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.9.1 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Lighting 41.8 Reflection 30.1 Parallax 52 34% 41.3 fps	MRender 28.7 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 35.9 29% 35.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 390 409 432 430 431 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 421 Mixed 423 SusWrite 410 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 48.1 158% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 224 175% 242 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 123%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 250GB-$44 9,759 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 233GB free Firmware: GM2OA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 88.2 Write 82.1 Mixed 49.7 SusWrite 89.6 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 2x8GB 228 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	48.1% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 16.9 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.1 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P - $300

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	229x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	224x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	146x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	47x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	46x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	34x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	27x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	43x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples	23x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	20x

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Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $645

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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