Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	43.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	50.5% 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120530
Uptime	9.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '18 at 15:15
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 82.1 1-Core 53 2-Core 107 52% 80.7 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 333 34% 276 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% PowerColor(148C 2373) CLim: 1270 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.5% Average	Lighting 52 Reflection 57 Parallax 67.8 42% 58.9 fps	MRender 63.2 Gravity 52 Splatting 53.2 46% 56.1 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC480G1SA754D117-542 480GB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0815B SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 58 61 60 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 366 Write 323 Mixed 272 SusWrite 59.1 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 48.2 4K Mixed 28.9 95% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 27.2 DQ Write 83.2 DQ Mixed 39.8 35% 50.1 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 104%
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 250GB-$132 6,580 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 198GB free Firmware: V5DOA7EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 60 61 61 60 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 58.2 Write 60.7 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 60.2 40% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 35%
TOSHIBA EXT 1TB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 931GB free, PID 0d00 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 99 100 101 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 96.2 Write 98.5 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 99.5 110% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 44%
USB DISK 3.0 124GB 271 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 106GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 3.1 5 8.1 8.7 9.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	5.42% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 6.5 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 6.7 11% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.42% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	43.3% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 14.9 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.1 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 61%

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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 $75Bench 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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16