Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics12.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive31.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-970A-UD3  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111013
Uptime20.9 Days
Run DateJan 12 '20 at 18:11
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
41.1% Average
Memory 67.6
1-Core 54
2-Core 55.9
41% 59.2 Pts
4-Core 82.6
8-Core 110
12% 96.3 Pts
64-Core 84.2
5% 84.2 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5830
Sapphire(174B E177) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
12.9% Very poor
Lighting 17.2
Reflection 11.9
Parallax 16.7
14% 15.3 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 13.7
Splatting 14.3
11% 12.8 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.9%
Great: 14%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB-$181
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 502A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 216 212 208 202 198 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
31.6% Below average
Read 295
Write 159
Mixed 227
SusWrite 205
50% 221 MB/s
4K Read 6.8
4K Write 7.9
4K Mixed 7
23% 7.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
28% Poor
MC Read 7
MC Write 8.6
MC Mixed 14.7
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 3.4
SC Mixed 6.6
15% 5.1 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 28%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-970A-UD3 Builds (Compare 501 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

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

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