Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.1% 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.

High background CPU (21%). 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	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '19 at 16:56
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 66.1 2-Core 125 56% 90.8 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 376 36% 297 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 420 9,903 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 368C) 2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.96% Terrible	Lighting 2.33 Reflection 2.65 Parallax 0.62 2% 1.87 fps	MRender 3.1 Gravity 2.17 Splatting 2.39 2% 2.55 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.96% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 79 62 60 57 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 438 Write 323 Mixed 305 SusWrite 87.2 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 28.6 104% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 142 119% 171 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 97%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 152GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 119 119 117 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 114 Write 118 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 118 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 105%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 145 139 147 149 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 80 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 146 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 4,885 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	44.5% Average	MC Read 19 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 14.5 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 11.7 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 50%

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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 20%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 16%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P - $300

CPU
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	229x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	224x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	146x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	46x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $516

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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