Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	19.6% 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	46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141007
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '21 at 15:56
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 73.6 2-Core 110 57% 89.3 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 270 32% 247 Pts	64-Core 280 17% 280 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 360-$100 26,726 User benchmarks, average bench 18% Gigabyte(1458 22C7) 2GB CLim: 1200 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Lighting 23.7 Reflection 27.1 Parallax 31.9 19% 27.6 fps	MRender 23.2 Gravity 24 Splatting 26.4 20% 24.5 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 20%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 240GB-$85 5,005 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 86 84 52 38 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 373 Write 354 Mixed 206 SusWrite 97.4 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 19.2 77% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 21.7 DQ Write 80.4 DQ Mixed 5.6 18% 35.9 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 93%
Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB-$149 6,960 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 31GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 75 74 75 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 70.7 Write 52.4 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 74.8 45% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 43%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 176GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 98 95 95 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 97.6 Write 92.6 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 95.6 64% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 62%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 327GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 99 98 98 98 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 97.8 Write 82.9 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 96.8 52% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 91% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 107%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 423GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 68 67 66 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 62.8 Write 39.3 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 65.9 38% 51.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 83% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 59%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 1TB 1,122 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 267GB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 79 79 79 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 78.5 Write 64.8 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 77.5 83% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 43%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 16GB 5,753 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 13GB free, PID 557d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.5 4.1 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	9.89% Terrible	Read 20.4 Write 9.5 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 4.6 12% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2 137% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.89% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ KHX1866C10D3/ 12GB 364 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 933, 933 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 10.2 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 10.1 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 50%

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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