Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.7% 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	The 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '20 at 10:53
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$125 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 71.1 2-Core 136 60% 97.7 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 436 41% 341 Pts	64-Core 433 27% 433 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Lighting 71.5 Reflection 62 Parallax 83.4 58% 72.3 fps	MRender 62.4 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 80.3 57% 67.5 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$54 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 75 83 85 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 94.9 Write 83.4 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 79.7 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 185% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 58%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 305GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 69 69 69 70 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	42% Average	Read 77 Write 79.6 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 69 51% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x4GB 780 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	50.4% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 18.4 52% 18 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 14.9 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 96%

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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 20%

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Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 16%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	230x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	226x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	147x

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

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	35x
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: 60% - Good

Total price: $549

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16