Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	44.8% 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)
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '19 at 03:35
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 69 2-Core 130 58% 94.1 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 410 40% 330 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 580 9,899 User benchmarks, average bench 38% Dell(1028 1701) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.50.26 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Lighting 53.7 Reflection 63.6 Parallax 72.2 44% 63.2 fps	MRender 64.3 Gravity 56 Splatting 53.2 47% 57.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 42%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,815 Write 2,300 Mixed 1,761 508% 2,292 MB/s	4K Read 163 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 116 454% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 434 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 374 272% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 191 186 191 185 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 190 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 188 106% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 407GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 111 108 113 113 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 108 Write 105 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 110 70% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 74%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 5GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 4.3 6.1 7.5 6 6.2 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 22 Write 12.3 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 5.5 12% 11 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.1 81% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 17%
SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.1 128GB-$37 664 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 119GB free, PID 5588 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 212 213 212 156 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 228 Write 211 Mixed 143 SusWrite 203 262% 196 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 9 718% 9.77 MB/s	DQ Read 13.7 DQ Write 12.3 DQ Mixed 11.3 854% 12.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2x8GB 909 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.1% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 15.1 44% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 12.2 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.1% 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%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

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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 $129Bench 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 $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 $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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