Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28% 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	45.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	11.1 Days
Run Date	May 05 '17 at 23:33
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	PRI-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 71.5 2-Core 128 59% 94.4 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 288 32% 251 Pts	64-Core 288 18% 288 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% XFX(1682 9275) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	28% Poor	Lighting 35.4 Reflection 32.1 Parallax 42.3 29% 36.6 fps	MRender 28 Gravity 29.6 Splatting 36.7 26% 31.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 217 100 217 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1260 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 37 (A9) Unknown 100 100 20 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 28 (AE) Unknown 100 100 641 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 57 100 214748364843 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 3 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 5086 (F1) Unknown 253 253 3507 (F2) Unknown 253 253 3552	45.4% Average	Read 261 Write 228 Mixed 246 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 3.97 61% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 75.4 DQ Mixed 25.6 38% 72.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 86%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: 583ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 120 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 -15135464748400 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2768 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 1427 (B1) Unknown 0 0 98 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 39 45 60132491303 (C2) HDA temperature 39 45 60132491303 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 8589934592 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4007 (EA) Unknown 0 0 3414 (F1) Unknown 0 0 3414 (F2) Unknown 0 0 6249	37.3% Below average	Read 192 Write 127 Mixed 146 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 36.5 4K Mixed 11.9 67% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 26.1 DQ Write 72.8 DQ Mixed 11 20% 36.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 73%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 544GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 174 6091 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3375 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 5913 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1930 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 575 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 187 187 39686 (C2) HDA temperature 109 99 41 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	30.8% Below average	Read 62.6 Write 44.8 Mixed 45.9 38% 51.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 0.09 4K Mixed 0.13 40% 0.26 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 535GB free Firmware: CC98 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 140820032 (03) Spinup time 92 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 3037 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 22322646 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2213 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2174 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 47 56 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 39 9246212135 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 633 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3415 (C2) HDA temperature 39 61 55834574887 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 21 10 140820032 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -34449932678656 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2618289182 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1298244632
Poor: 38% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1333 C9 1x8GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	28% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 8.2 25% 8.83 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 8 24% 8.5 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 28%

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

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Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

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Workstation 16%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	229x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	224x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	146x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	46x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	46x
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: 61% - Good

Total price: $516

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16