Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	22.5% 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	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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121022
Uptime	8.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 05:54
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Memory 79.5 1-Core 68.4 2-Core 127 56% 91.8 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 267 30% 233 Pts	64-Core 269 17% 269 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% XFX(1682 9460) CLim: 1220 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Lighting 27.6 Reflection 28.6 Parallax 37.5 22% 31.2 fps	MRender 27.7 Gravity 29.1 Splatting 26 22% 27.6 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 524GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 141 120 144 148 148 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 151 Write 141 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 137 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0909 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 30.4 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 17.9 19% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 97%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 761GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 27.7 Write 26.2 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 26 34% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 49%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 29.6 Write 29.5 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 15.7 34% 25.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 20GB 10,519 User benchmarks, average bench 39% null MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 13 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 10.5 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 54%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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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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Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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