Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	74.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '21 at 17:25
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 53.3 2-Core 106 53% 82.1 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 314 32% 261 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Lighting 93.6 Reflection 90.1 Parallax 82.7 76% 88.8 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 80.4 Splatting 73 70% 87.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 305GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 308 304 307 284 294 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 463 Write 305 Mixed 293 SusWrite 294 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 35 119% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 183 144% 199 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 133%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 151GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 110 117 118 117 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 149 Write 138 Mixed 110 SusWrite 112 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 72 75 72 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 114 Write 112 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 73.5 72% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 84%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 377GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 132 129 130 128 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 128 Write 144 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 129 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 77%

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 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	44.9% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 16.3 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 12 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	108	5	60	22.5"	1920 1200	ENC3133 EV2360

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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