Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.5% 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	52.7% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 03 '20 at 21:28
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Memory 84.9 1-Core 64.9 2-Core 133 58% 94.3 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 282 32% 251 Pts	64-Core 282 17% 282 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Lighting 24.8 Reflection 25.2 Parallax 31.1 20% 27 fps	MRender 33.6 Gravity 29.1 Splatting 26.6 24% 29.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 91 86 77 71 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 257 Write 118 Mixed 164 SusWrite 82.7 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 27.8 108% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 78.2 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 91.4 70% 93.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 73%
Maxtor STM3160215AS 160GB 8,567 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 25GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 53 55 58 58 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 54.2 Write 54.3 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 54.4 36% 49.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 41%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 13GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 96 94 95 87 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	63% Good	Read 124 Write 120 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 93.6 68% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.5 200% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1600C9D3/4 8GB 125 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.1% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 9.2 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 10.2 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 46%

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

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	229x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	224x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	146x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	47x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	46x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	34x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	27x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	43x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples	23x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	20x

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Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $645

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 $177	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