Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 51.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	21.8% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '20 at 19:44
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T-$165 5,709 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Memory 74 1-Core 45.2 2-Core 88.3 45% 69.2 Pts	4-Core 159 8-Core 225 24% 192 Pts	64-Core 217 13% 217 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% MSI(1462 8A91) CLim: 1196 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	21.8% Poor	Lighting 27.6 Reflection 28 Parallax 37.7 22% 31.1 fps	MRender 27.6 Gravity 29.8 Splatting 20 21% 25.8 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 14GB free Firmware: CC91 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 50 52 46 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 48.8 Write 48.4 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 49.1 33% 44.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 56%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 89GB free Firmware: ML6OA180 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 114 114 111 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 99.5 Write 97.1 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 113 68% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 73%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 120GB free Firmware: CC95 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 51 54 45 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	29.1% Poor	Read 50.3 Write 49.2 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 50.8 34% 45.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 61%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 7GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 50 53 45 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 56.8 Write 51.8 Mixed 38.1 SusWrite 50.6 36% 49.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 12 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 5.8 SC Mixed 9.3 21% 7.2 GB/s	Latency 92.5 43% 92.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 115%

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

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

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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 $80Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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