Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


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 61.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	25.2% 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	74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '23 at 00:50
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	66%

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 Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Memory 92.5 1-Core 55.2 2-Core 111 56% 86.4 Pts	4-Core 175 8-Core 175 24% 175 Pts	64-Core 182 11% 182 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Sapphire(174B E241) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.2% Poor	Lighting 32.3 Reflection 35.8 Parallax 43 26% 37 fps	MRender 29.9 Gravity 31.7 Splatting 24.6 23% 28.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500G 500GB 499 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 277 298 311 308 311 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 306 Write 275 Mixed 216 SusWrite 302 62% 275 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 40.5 4K Mixed 37.3 100% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 210 168% 238 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 121%
Team L3 SSD 120GB 863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 46GB free Firmware: S8FM SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 147 153 157 157 157 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.2% Below average	Read 216 Write 150 Mixed 127 SusWrite 153 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 9.6 41% 15.9 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 54.6 63% 107 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 71%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA330 1TB 8,831 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 51GB free Firmware: JP4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 110 114 112 114 113 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 93.9 Write 104 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 113 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 174GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 98 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 100 Write 108 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 102 69% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 225GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 113 118 119 118 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 87.1 Write 102 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 118 66% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 3,080 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 8.1 MC Mixed 12.9 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 9.6 23% 7.93 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 55%

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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	47x
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 $28Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16