Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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. 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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics9.01% 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 Drive67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-UD3  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130116
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 24 '20 at 01:05
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
68.4% Good
Memory 89.1
1-Core 74.3
2-Core 141
62% 101 Pts
4-Core 259
8-Core 438
42% 348 Pts
64-Core 434
27% 434 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
EVGA(3842 2650) 1GB
CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
9.01% Terrible
Lighting 10.1
Reflection 9.35
Parallax 11.7
8% 10.4 fps
MRender 13.5
Gravity 12
Splatting 12.9
10% 12.8 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.01%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Addlink SATA SSD 256GB
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 118 100 101 104 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 402
Write 353
Mixed 310
SusWrite 142
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 68.4
4K Mixed 26
107% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 184
151% 214 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 107%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63
1.5TB free
Firmware: MKAO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 118 122 121 121 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 129
Write 128
Mixed 65.3
SusWrite 121
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 87%
Hitachi HUS 726060ALE610 6TB
3TB free
Firmware: APGN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 177 179 178 181 181 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 147
Write 155
Mixed 77.4
SusWrite 179
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR3 1600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
53.3% Above average
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 19.5
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 14.3
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 68.3
58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-UD3 Builds (Compare 501 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $517
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