Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 60.9%, 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	92.6% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121022
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '21 at 22:32
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 141 60% 98.5 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 248 31% 237 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.9% 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 (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.5% Above average	Lighting 72.7 Reflection 81.2 Parallax 71.3 59% 75.1 fps	MRender 74.9 Gravity 72.7 Splatting 63.7 57% 70.4 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% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 296 277 276 198 184 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 431 Write 394 Mixed 364 SusWrite 261 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 46.5 154% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 259 194% 258 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 124%
Ocz-vert EX450 256GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 229GB free Firmware: 3.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 416 391 407 382 409 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 357 Write 401 Mixed 312 SusWrite 395 83% 366 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 30.8 113% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 255 195% 264 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 103%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 451GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 114 115 116 115 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 114 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 62%

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 below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 12.3 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 10.9 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 57%

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

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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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	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