Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.2% 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	42.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130219
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '21 at 23:14
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 80.6 1-Core 61.9 2-Core 118 54% 86.9 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 211 28% 212 Pts	64-Core 209 13% 209 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 3690) 2GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.2% Below average	Lighting 42.4 Reflection 44.8 Parallax 40.2 35% 42.5 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 35.2 31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ AGILITY3 60GB 14,293 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 53 57 56 57 56 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 165 Write 61.2 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 55.7 21% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 25 94% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 79.6 DQ Write 61.5 DQ Mixed 65.6 50% 68.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 51%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 417GB free Firmware: 1AJ100E4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 139 138 138 138 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	75% Very good	Read 124 Write 129 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 137 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 175% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1600C9D3/4 12GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	37.9% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 14.5 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.8 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 79.5 50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 47%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-970A-UD3 Builds (Compare 505 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	109x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	64x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	47x

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	22x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	21x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	14x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	95x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	94x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	61x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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