Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 49.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	28.9% 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	43.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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 (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '23 at 22:19
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 960T-$469 4,461 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	49.8% Average	Memory 76.8 1-Core 45.9 2-Core 87.9 46% 70.2 Pts	4-Core 133 8-Core 146 18% 139 Pts	64-Core 146 9% 146 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85CD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.9% Poor	Lighting 36.3 Reflection 39.7 Parallax 38.5 30% 38.2 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 27 28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 33%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Platinet 120GB 120GB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 102 73 74 75 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 324 Write 257 Mixed 239 SusWrite 91.3 51% 228 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 11.6 78% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 33.5 DQ Write 73.7 DQ Mixed 16.8 23% 41.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 12.3 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 9.9 22% 7.77 GB/s	Latency 86.7 46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 61%

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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: 0P 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	59	31	60	27"	1920 1080	PHLC161 PHL 278E8Q

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	109x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	64x
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	22x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	21x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	14x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	94x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	94x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	61x

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Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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