Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.7% 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	46% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '23 at 09:34
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core-$150 8,564 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	50.5% Above average	Memory 77.2 1-Core 45.5 2-Core 82.2 45% 68.3 Pts	4-Core 138 8-Core 152 19% 145 Pts	64-Core 151 9% 151 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650 Ti Boost-$140 15,701 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 356D) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 474.14 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23.3 Parallax 26.9 16% 23.4 fps	MRender 29.1 Gravity 25.9 Splatting 22.2 21% 25.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 18%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Polion 256GB 256GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: HCS1A25E SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 171 225 285 275 45 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46% Average	Read 319 Write 296 Mixed 244 SusWrite 198 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 29.4 4K Mixed 10 65% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 31.4 DQ Write 71.9 DQ Mixed 13 21% 38.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 2048, 2048, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	39.4% Below average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 14 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 10.7 26% 9.07 GB/s	Latency 85.8 47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 39.4% 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 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	44	12	60	20.1"	1280 720	PHL0850 Philips 200WS

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	90x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-6100AMD $54Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	37x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	21x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $120Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	20x
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	17x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	19x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	13x
A400 480GBKingston $26Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	79x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	74x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	47x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $577

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $419	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $158	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16