Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	43% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141028
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '18 at 14:14
Run Duration	414 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 82.9 1-Core 64.9 2-Core 96.9 53% 81.6 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 326 32% 260 Pts	64-Core 365 23% 365 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43% Average	Lighting 49.4 Reflection 54.7 Parallax 44.3 40% 49.5 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 47.4 Splatting 61.9 48% 58.9 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 447 Write 255 Mixed 265 71% 322 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 61.7 4K Mixed 31.4 112% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 188 149% 210 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 100%
WD WD1200BEVS-60UST0 120GB 3,683 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 112GB free Firmware: 01.06M01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 40 Write 36.5 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 39.5 27% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 29%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 105GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 139 138 138 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 147 Write 123 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 138 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 114%
WD Ext HDD 1021 3TB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 375GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 19 19 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 23.7 Write 22.2 Mixed 21 SusWrite 18.8 29% 21.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 22%
Seagate Backup+ Desk Mac 2TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 14GB free, PID a0a5 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 121 119 121 123 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 116 Write 113 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 119 140% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 60% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 70%

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 below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.3% Poor	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 8.5 27% 9.57 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 5.1 17% 5.8 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 50%

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

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Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 16%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	230x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	225x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	147x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	48x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	47x
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: 60% - Good

Total price: $549

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16