Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.21% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	44.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '19 at 10:57
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 73.4 2-Core 141 62% 100 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 376 38% 307 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640 34,519 User benchmarks, average bench 6% EVGA(3842 2643) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.85 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	7.21% Terrible	Lighting 8.23 Reflection 7.69 Parallax 9 7% 8.31 fps	MRender 8.62 Gravity 10.2 Splatting 10.7 8% 9.85 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.21% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 4 256GB-$90 1,416 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 174 178 173 176 172 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	44.2% Average	Read 204 Write 185 Mixed 140 SusWrite 175 40% 176 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 46.7 4K Mixed 18.6 70% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 47.4 DQ Mixed 80.3 61% 84.1 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 87%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 883GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 110 112 111 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 110 Write 104 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 108 69% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 62%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 142GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 47 49 49 49 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 61.7 Write 62.4 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 48.1 41% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 29 30 30 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 27.3 Write 27.7 Mixed 23.9 SusWrite 28.4 20% 26.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.6 216% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 94%
Fujitsu MHZ2320BH G2 320GB 3,061 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 159GB free Firmware: 8909 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 47 51 51 51 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 49.4 Write 42.7 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 49.8 32% 43.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 35%
Generic Flash Disk 30GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 26GB free, PID 0027 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 15.3 Mixed 6 10% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 6%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 84 96 98 99 89 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 100 Write 101 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 93.6 106% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 53%

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 (77^th percentile)	49.3% Average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 17.7 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 13.4 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 65%

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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 $90Bench 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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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 $179	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