Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	50.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	21.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '18 at 17:28
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.1 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 86.3 1-Core 68.9 2-Core 125 58% 93.4 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 427 38% 323 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% PowerColor(148C 2358) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Lighting 65.6 Reflection 58.5 Parallax 77.1 54% 67.1 fps	MRender 57.6 Gravity 52 Splatting 74.4 52% 61.3 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 676GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1619 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 230 (A5) Unknown 100 100 10879112 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 31 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3 (A9) Unknown 100 100 803 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 11 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 39 167504707612 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 163209674790 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1123 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2798 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2478 (F2) Unknown 253 253 2535 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	50.8% Above average	Read 392 Write 269 Mixed 273 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 27.6 4K Mixed 8.63 61% 19.9 MB/s	DQ Read 21.8 DQ Write 29.9 DQ Mixed 7.81 11% 19.8 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 781GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 170 2241 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2243 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7638 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 833 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 17 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2228 (C2) HDA temperature 113 93 30 (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	102% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 172 Mixed 162 130% 173 MB/s	4K Read 0.96 4K Write 2.65 4K Mixed 0.35 128% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1866C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ 24GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 933, 800, 933, 800 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	42.8% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 13.5 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 12 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 68%

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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	229x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	224x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	146x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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