Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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.
Processor	With 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 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.6% 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	80% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141028
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '19 at 03:31
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Memory 75.3 1-Core 51.8 2-Core 97.7 48% 74.9 Pts	4-Core 165 8-Core 239 25% 202 Pts	64-Core 278 17% 278 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Gigabyte(1458 2015) CLim: 1015 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.12.1.1 Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	20.6% Poor	Lighting 22.6 Reflection 15.3 Parallax 34.4 18% 24.1 fps	MRender 26.4 Gravity 23.2 Splatting 38 25% 29.2 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 291 123 92 92 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	80% Very good	Read 421 Write 378 Mixed 321 SusWrite 174 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 65.2 4K Mixed 42.8 136% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 224 167% 221 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 260GB free Firmware: 0636 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 24.8 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 29.5 20% 27.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2x4GB 373 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	36.2% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 13.2 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 9.6 22% 7.6 GB/s	Latency 89.7 45% 89.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

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 $175Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16