Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.4% 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	80.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '23 at 13:34
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 82.4 1-Core 60.9 2-Core 106 53% 83 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 275 30% 237 Pts	64-Core 314 20% 314 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% MSI(1462 277C) 3GB CLim: 972 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	31.4% Below average	Lighting 41.9 Reflection 35.4 Parallax 54.2 34% 43.8 fps	MRender 31.1 Gravity 42.8 Splatting 24.4 26% 32.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAJ20103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 378 380 403 402 294 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 454 Write 376 Mixed 367 SusWrite 368 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 26.3 102% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 122 112% 170 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 254GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 116 116 116 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 140 Write 132 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 116 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT 1x8GB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	25.2% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 7.5 23% 7.93 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 6.8 19% 6.77 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 33%

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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	58	41	75	27"	1280 720	VSCF931 VX2757

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Gaming 20%

Surfboard

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 $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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16