Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics27.6% 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 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-UD3P  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141028
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 18 '20 at 14:12
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
65.8% Good
Memory 85.5
1-Core 75.7
2-Core 112
58% 91.1 Pts
4-Core 250
8-Core 434
42% 342 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27.6% Poor
Lighting 5.47
Reflection 109
Parallax 97.6
4% 70.7 fps
MRender 93.2
Gravity 96.8
Splatting 79.7
73% 89.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 47 41 51 43 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
47.1% Average
Read 106
Write 103
Mixed 73.1
SusWrite 57.8
63% 84.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
207% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
109GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 111 111 111 110 111 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 106
Write 59.3
Mixed 68.1
SusWrite 110
63% 86 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A16 CML16GX3M2A16 CMZ16GX3M2A16 CML16GX3M2A16 32GB
667, 667, 667, 667 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.6% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 8.7
MC Mixed 8
24% 8.57 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 8.5
25% 8.63 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-UD3P Builds (Compare 822 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $549
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