Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
Graphics	19.3% 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	50.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121022
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '15 at 17:46
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 59.6 2-Core 114 40% 86.7 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 239 28% 218 Pts	64-Core 254 16% 254 Pts
Poor: 41% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% HP(103C 6889) 1.5GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5382 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Lighting 22.8 Reflection 22 Parallax 29.7 19% 24.8 fps	MRender 33.6 Gravity 22.9 Splatting 21.9 21% 26.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-128M3M 128GB 542 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: VYC2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 980 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 639 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 20	50.7% Above average	Read 339 Write 191 Mixed 209 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 40.8 4K Mixed 17 79% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 23.3 DQ Write 62 DQ Mixed 17.4 20% 34.2 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 168 165 6591 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3406 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 16593 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 642 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 95 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 140 140 181315 (C2) HDA temperature 126 109 24 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 4 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	53.2% Above average	Read 88.8 Write 96.3 Mixed 23.1 50% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.15 71% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 67%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 456GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 137 136 4108 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3133 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 13121 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 920 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 105 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3027 (C2) HDA temperature 117 100 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	51.2% Above average	Read 86.4 Write 91.9 Mixed 27.2 50% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.32 96% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 69%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 36.4 Write 14 23% 25.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 23%

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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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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

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Performance Results

PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)