Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58.5% 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	89.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '21 at 06:07
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 71.6 2-Core 123 58% 92.9 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 282 32% 251 Pts	64-Core 277 17% 277 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.5% Above average	Lighting 72.7 Reflection 81.4 Parallax 71.2 59% 75.1 fps	MRender 75.3 Gravity 72.4 Splatting 64 57% 70.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 221 211 205 203 198 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 423 Write 389 Mixed 335 SusWrite 226 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 46 153% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 250 187% 249 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 124%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 449GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 115 113 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 113 Write 114 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 112 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 62%
WDC WD30 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 3TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2.5TB free, PID 2775 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 26 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 29.7 Write 27.7 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 26.3 37% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 56%
WDC WD20 EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1TB free, PID 2775 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 28.2 Write 18.9 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 3.5 24% 18.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.5 194% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x4GB 39,448 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	47.8% Average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 17.3 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 12.2 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 57%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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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	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	22x

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

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

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Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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