Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-UD3  (all builds)
Memory19.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120530
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '17 at 02:50
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Memory 81.3
1-Core 49.6
2-Core 99.8
50% 76.9 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 187
25% 188 Pts
64-Core 190
12% 190 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.2% Good
Lighting 78.7
Reflection 77.3
Parallax 69.5
64% 75.2 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 70.7
Splatting 71.7
58% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
316GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 378
Write 321
Mixed 269
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 61.1
4K Mixed 25.2
122% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 44.1
DQ Write 86.8
DQ Mixed 25.6
31% 52.1 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 134%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 352
Write 371
Mixed 249
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 78
4K Mixed 20.7
108% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 29.2
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 18.9
32% 58.8 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.5% Below average
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 10.8
30% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 8
20% 7.03 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-UD3 Builds (Compare 502 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $517
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