Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.3% 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	61.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20131216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '21 at 02:19
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 69.6 2-Core 131 60% 96.6 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 391 37% 308 Pts	64-Core 380 24% 380 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% XFX(1682 3252) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.3% Poor	Lighting 33.8 Reflection 35.8 Parallax 42.2 28% 37.3 fps	MRender 31.2 Gravity 33 Splatting 25 24% 29.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3501103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 13 229 378 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 313 Write 11.3 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 110 25% 114 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 65 4K Mixed 27.2 114% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 118 108% 163 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 102%
GB0250EAFJF 250GB 167 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 82GB free Firmware: HPGB SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 98 96 96 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 88.6 Write 92.2 Mixed 47.1 SusWrite 97.3 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 9.7 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 64: 8R 7G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
64%	17%	109	168	22	60	17"	1280 1024	GSM43CC L1750S

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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