Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	22.3% 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	45.8% 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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '19 at 16:44
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 81.8 1-Core 50.8 2-Core 104 51% 78.8 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 388 33% 285 Pts	64-Core 371 23% 371 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Lighting 26.3 Reflection 24.1 Parallax 35.2 21% 28.5 fps	MRender 33.8 Gravity 30.7 Splatting 25.5 24% 30 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 88 94 98 90 92 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	45.8% Average	Read 225 Write 144 Mixed 140 SusWrite 92.7 33% 150 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 55.2 4K Mixed 28.9 90% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 29.7 DQ Write 91.4 DQ Mixed 38.9 36% 53.3 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 88%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 204GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 59 56 57 57 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 76.7 Write 68.7 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 57.4 49% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 65%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 192GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 87 89 91 91 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 57.3 Write 59.3 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 86.5 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 65%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3.5TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 72 73 58 58 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 88.9 Write 84 Mixed 66 SusWrite 64.9 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 94%

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 as expected (48^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 12.5 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 8.4 24% 8.3 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 65%

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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 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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 $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) $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