Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	42.9% 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% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	3200 x 1800 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '18 at 05:19
Run Duration	342 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 78.9 1-Core 61.8 2-Core 115 53% 85.2 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 286 31% 248 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.9% Average	Lighting 53.7 Reflection 47.7 Parallax 60.8 44% 54.1 fps	MRender 45.1 Gravity 42.1 Splatting 59.6 41% 48.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 104 100 360 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3113 (A6) Unknown 100 100 382 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 433 (A9) Unknown 100 100 24 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 419 (AE) Unknown 100 100 794 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 100 223338299425 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 14 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 88693 (F1) Unknown 253 253 4582 (F2) Unknown 253 253 6692	50% Average	Read 395 Write 296 Mixed 347 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 44.2 4K Mixed 3.18 53% 21.5 MB/s	DQ Read 15.9 DQ Write 48.4 DQ Mixed 3.36 11% 22.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 86%
Seagate Momentus XT SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$35 11,469 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 112GB free Firmware: SD28 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 93 82201156 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3515 (05) Reallocated sector count 88 88 263 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 21595186398 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 5142 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3153 (B8) Unknown 99 99 1 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 253 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 39 3904630554654 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 757 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 22691 (C2) HDA temperature 30 61 47244640286 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 48 42 82201156 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	35.9% Below average	Read 68.4 Write 56.9 Mixed 61 47% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.23 60% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 58%
USB Flash Memory 4GB 1,419 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	4.94% Terrible	Read 17 Write 4.37 Mixed 6.39 10% 9.27 MB/s	4K Read 6.29 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.01 24% 2.11 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.94% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 1,926 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.5% Below average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 13.4 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 10 25% 8.67 GB/s	Latency 82.7 48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 53%

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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

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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