Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-UD3  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110517
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '17 at 16:39
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
58.3% Above average
Memory 84.8
1-Core 46.9
2-Core 94.1
50% 75.3 Pts
4-Core 186
8-Core 188
25% 187 Pts
64-Core 184
11% 184 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5570
HP(103C 6870) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1101.0
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
4.73% Terrible
Lighting 6.07
Reflection 6.65
Parallax 5.06
5% 5.93 fps
MRender 6.14
Gravity 4.33
Splatting 5.39
4% 5.29 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.73%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
256GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
64% Good
Read 114
Write 109
Mixed 43.9
65% 89 MB/s
4K Read 1.09
4K Write 0.54
4K Mixed 0.29
88% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64%
Great: 109%
WD Elements 10B8 500GB
466GB free, PID 10b8
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
Read 32.4
Write 30.2
Mixed 27.9
38% 30.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.91
4K Mixed 0.22
74% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.3% Poor
MC Read 7.3
MC Write 6
MC Mixed 6.7
19% 6.67 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 6.7
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22.3%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-UD3 Builds (Compare 501 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $517
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