Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics93.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-UD3  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120530
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateOct 19 '20 at 20:17
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
59.7% Above average
Memory 81.6
1-Core 61.1
2-Core 120
55% 87.4 Pts
4-Core 206
8-Core 350
34% 278 Pts
64-Core 352
22% 352 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.1% Outstanding
Lighting 108
Reflection 113
Parallax 132
88% 118 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 121
Splatting 98.9
103% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 250 209 189 202 307 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 394
Write 185
Mixed 252
SusWrite 240
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 54.6
4K Mixed 39.5
126% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 39.5
DQ Write 95.3
DQ Mixed 54
45% 62.9 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 133%
WD My Passport 1TB
81GB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 75 75 75 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
36.9% Below average
Read 86.3
Write 88
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 78.8
103% 76.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
42.5% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 14.9
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 10.5
26% 9.17 GB/s
Latency 77.7
52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-UD3 Builds (Compare 501 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $517
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