Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.7% 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	65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '23 at 15:01
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (47^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% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 82.1 1-Core 56.4 2-Core 104 52% 80.8 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 228 27% 207 Pts	64-Core 240 15% 240 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Sapphire(174B A003) CLim: 940 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.7% Poor	Lighting 40.9 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 47 33% 39.7 fps	MRender 27.2 Gravity 36.8 Splatting 21 22% 28.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 214GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 265 269 285 290 290 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	65% Good	Read 368 Write 304 Mixed 248 SusWrite 278 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 36.5 4K Mixed 24.3 85% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 85.8 DQ Mixed 107 92% 141 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 5.5TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 3TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 21 38 28 16 40 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62.3% Good	Read 188 Write 94.3 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 30.1 70% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 25% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 47%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 374GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 152 154 152 151 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 105 Write 143 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 149 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 200% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Ser 4x8GB 191 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.7% Average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 17.6 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12.3 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 96%

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

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Gaming 20%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 16%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P - $300

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	230x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	225x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	147x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	48x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	47x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	34x
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	27x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	43x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples	23x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	20x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $549

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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