Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	58.4% 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	91.4% 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	16GB 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 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121022
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '21 at 23:25
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 79.3 1-Core 71 2-Core 127 57% 92.4 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 257 31% 238 Pts	64-Core 279 17% 279 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.9% 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	58.4% Above average	Lighting 72.5 Reflection 80.5 Parallax 71.1 59% 74.7 fps	MRender 75.2 Gravity 72.5 Splatting 63.7 57% 70.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.4% 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: 332 226 218 206 197 203 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 394 Mixed 351 SusWrite 230 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 47.4 155% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 256 192% 256 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 124%
Samsung 870 EVO 500G 500GB 499 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 375GB free Firmware: SVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 402 410 402 414 387 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 403 Mixed 396 SusWrite 394 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 52.5 174% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 185 155% 225 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 121%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 931GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 121 122 122 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 119 Write 119 Mixed 96.5 SusWrite 121 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 85%
Generic Flash Disk 1GB 2,763 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.2 4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	1.79% Terrible	Read 4.2 Write 2 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 4.1 4% 3.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.79% Great: 7%
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: 24 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 29.1 Mixed 26.4 SusWrite 24.9 37% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.3% 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: 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 29.2 Write 29.2 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 3.2 28% 21.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.7 212% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 68%
USB DISK 2.0 64GB 250 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 16GB free, PID 4300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.2 0 4.8 4.8 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	4.41% Terrible	Read 17.2 Write 6 Mixed 10 SusWrite 3.6 11% 9.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.41% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.7% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 15.9 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	72.3"	1280 701	TSB0206 TOSHIBA-TV

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

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