Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	18.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130128
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '20 at 20:57
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Memory 86 1-Core 65.5 2-Core 134 59% 95.2 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 366 39% 312 Pts	64-Core 364 23% 364 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 65%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN1ZABHA 256GB 2,574 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 99GB free Firmware: M603 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 46 26 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 406 Write 302 Mixed 262 SusWrite 30.4 56% 250 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 35.8 127% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 132 113% 165 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 106%
Samsung HD321KJ 320GB-$42 12,070 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: CP100-06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 5.4 4.6 5.1 7.6 17 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 43%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 498GB 5,568 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 293GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 106 120 92 68 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 127 Write 102 Mixed 31 SusWrite 95.2 64% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5403-036.A Samsung M378B1G73EB0- 99U5403-036.A Samsung M378B1G73EB0- 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.9% Average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 17.2 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 13.3 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 48%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	109x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	62x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	23x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	23x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	21x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	14x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	94x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	93x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	61x

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Total price: $517

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