Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	47.7% 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 Drive	56.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121022
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '20 at 04:02
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th 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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	59% Above average	Memory 80 1-Core 63.4 2-Core 122 55% 88.4 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 284 31% 247 Pts	64-Core 282 17% 282 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3973) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.7% Average	Lighting 59.9 Reflection 60.5 Parallax 60.7 49% 60.4 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 55.2 Splatting 49 46% 56.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 71 71 69 72 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 362 Write 346 Mixed 298 SusWrite 72.5 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 50.7 4K Mixed 34 111% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 39.8 DQ Write 90.1 DQ Mixed 52.3 44% 60.7 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 124%
Adata SU635 240GB-$20 12,702 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 204GB free Firmware: V8X02c08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 58 59 59 61 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.9% Below average	Read 181 Write 236 Mixed 200 SusWrite 58.4 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 22.2 75% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 22.3 DQ Write 51.5 DQ Mixed 29.7 25% 34.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 206GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 71 71 69 72 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 98.7 Write 101 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 73 60% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 75%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 180GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 58 59 59 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 73.7 Write 67.5 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 57.8 40% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 63%
Seagate Desktop 2TB 3,779 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1TB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 29 29 29 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 30 Write 28.8 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 28.7 38% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.9% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 13.8 40% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 10.2 24% 8.37 GB/s	Latency 80.5 50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 61%

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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%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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