Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.48% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130128
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '22 at 20:24
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68% Good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 74.4 2-Core 130 62% 99 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 411 39% 323 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% XFX(1682 7240) 2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 700 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.1 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	3.48% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 3.8 Parallax 7.6 4% 5.27 fps	MRender 3 Gravity 5.9 Splatting 3.3 3% 4.07 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.48% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280 240GB 5,326 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 385 354 357 302 251 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 391 Mixed 365 SusWrite 340 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 46.9 155% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 118 127% 212 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 119%
Samsung HD250HJ 250GB 11,393 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 98GB free Firmware: FH100-06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 75 72 64 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 51.5 Write 55.4 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 71.3 40% 54.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 405GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 75 73 66 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 145 Write 130 Mixed 88.9 SusWrite 71.6 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 226% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2x4GB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.9% Average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 17.5 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 13.4 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 18%

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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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16