Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 22% 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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35% 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	44.5% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130806
Uptime	18.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 08:54
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

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-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 74.5 2-Core 132 62% 98.6 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 435 41% 342 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 985 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	35% Below average	Lighting 43.6 Reflection 51.2 Parallax 58 36% 50.9 fps	MRender 50.5 Gravity 40.8 Splatting 36.5 34% 42.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.2.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 91 98 96 96 97 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.5% Average	Read 276 Write 142 Mixed 148 SusWrite 95.8 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 40.6 4K Mixed 23.5 82% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 27.2 DQ Write 71.6 DQ Mixed 36.2 31% 45 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 80%
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95 9,561 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 38GB free Firmware: SAFM11.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 94 100 96 96 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 358 Write 144 Mixed 238 SusWrite 97.6 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 39.8 4K Mixed 23.8 81% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 26.4 DQ Write 78 DQ Mixed 33.4 31% 45.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 241GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 89 85 84 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 118 Write 116 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 86.5 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 306GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 91 91 92 92 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 88.2 Write 86.8 Mixed 55.9 SusWrite 90.2 59% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 68%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$81 6,631 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 236GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 91 88 90 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 85.1 Write 92.6 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 91.5 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 2x8GB 1,087 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	45.2% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 15.6 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 52%

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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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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