Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics55.3% 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 Drive97.1% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-UD3P  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 25 '19 at 19:52
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 75
2-Core 152
64% 106 Pts
4-Core 294
8-Core 440
46% 367 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.8.1
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Lighting 70.1
Reflection 67.5
Parallax 96
57% 77.9 fps
MRender 69
Gravity 67.2
Splatting 56.3
52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
898GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 308 261 409 409 392 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 338
Mixed 434
SusWrite 340
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 42.5
145% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 1.3
72% 173 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
3TB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 172 173 172 172 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 117
Mixed 78.6
SusWrite 170
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 113%
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40
96GB free
Firmware: JF100-20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 77 77 77 78 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 74.3
Write 75.7
Mixed 47
SusWrite 77
50% 68.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
147% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
49.8% Average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 17.6
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.8
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-UD3P Builds (Compare 817 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 39% - Below average Total price: $655
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