Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics73.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-UD3P  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130806
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateApr 05 '20 at 19:25
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
64.9% Good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 69.6
2-Core 125
58% 92.6 Pts
4-Core 251
8-Core 386
39% 318 Pts
64-Core 379
23% 379 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Lighting 93.4
Reflection 79.4
Parallax 80.5
76% 84.5 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 75.6
Splatting 71
69% 87.1 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250
309GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 32 47 56 55 59 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
29% Poor
Read 55
Write 55.7
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 45.9
36% 48.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.7
106% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 29%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 64C0MHHHJ-HS Corsair CMX8GX3M2A133 64C0MHHHJ-HS Corsair CMX8GX3M2A133 16GB
667, 667, 667, 667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
42.8% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 14.8
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 10.9
27% 9.47 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns

 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: $645
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