Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 52.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	32% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121022
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '19 at 17:55
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Memory 79.3 1-Core 55.9 2-Core 106 51% 80.3 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 156 21% 156 Pts	64-Core 164 10% 164 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 430 22,369 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Device(0000 0000) 2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 266 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	1.86% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.27 Parallax 1.44 2% 1.97 fps	MRender 2.9 Gravity 2 Splatting 2.39 2% 2.43 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.86% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 29 27 25 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 294 Write 144 Mixed 155 SusWrite 26.6 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 20.6 4K Mixed 12.8 55% 17.1 MB/s	DQ Read 22.8 DQ Write 74.9 DQ Mixed 16.3 22% 38 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 78%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 31GB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 145 155 151 159 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 151 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 155 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 98%
Maxtor STM3160215AS 160GB 8,567 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 24GB free Firmware: 4.AAB SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 30 33 31 26 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 44 Write 44.5 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 29.1 27% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 41%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 238GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 56 60 59 60 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 59.7 Write 54 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 58.9 39% 52.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 60%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 1TB 296 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 72GB free, PID ab24 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 78 77 78 78 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 67.5 Write 50 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 78.4 79% 59 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 51%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 29GB free, PID 0001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 13 13 11 14 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	3.87% Terrible	Read 0.2 Write 7.5 Mixed 15.8 SusWrite 12.3 14% 8.95 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.87% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.8% Poor	MC Read 8.6 MC Write 8 MC Mixed 8 24% 8.2 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 8.2 22% 7.6 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 65%

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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 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 $79Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16