Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	43% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '17 at 06:54
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 way above expectations (85^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Memory 81.8 1-Core 61.7 2-Core 122 55% 88.5 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 368 36% 296 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 65%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 526ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 70434081 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 -100570954184903 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2717 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 527 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 31 76 68724457503 (C2) HDA temperature 31 76 68724457503 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 70434081 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 70434081 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 70434081 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 81 81 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 69343 (EA) Unknown 0 0 14637 (F1) Unknown 0 0 14637 (F2) Unknown 0 0 15972	43% Average	Read 350 Write 177 Mixed 201 53% 243 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 49 4K Mixed 9.11 57% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 14.7 DQ Write 56 DQ Mixed 6.72 14% 25.8 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 87%
WD My Passport Essential 750GB 405 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 649GB free, PID 070a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 27.7 Write 23.4 Mixed 15.8 27% 22.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.17 4K Mixed 0.12 45% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 18%
Fujitsu HDD 640GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 511GB free, PID 120e Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 30.2 Write 29.1 Mixed 9.66 27% 23 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.25 68% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 16%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 317GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	25.7% Poor	Read 50.9 Write 60.6 Mixed 47.1 69% 52.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.19 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 44%
Verbatim STORE N GO 16GB 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 11GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 30.9 Write 28.4 Mixed 21.1 33% 26.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.89 4K Write 2.53 4K Mixed 1.79 169% 3.41 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2x4GB 3,295 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 8.3 25% 8.63 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 7.8 22% 7.6 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 51%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	230x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	224x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	147x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	47x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 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: 39% - Below average

Total price: $645

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16