Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics37.6% 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 Drive57.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock 970 Pro3 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160531
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateAug 04 '18 at 21:34
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
68.6% Good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 77
2-Core 146
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 266
8-Core 455
44% 361 Pts
64-Core 478
30% 478 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.7.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Lighting 47.7
Reflection 51.7
Parallax 55.8
39% 51.8 fps
MRender 52.6
Gravity 41.3
Splatting 37.5
35% 43.8 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 77 89 97 94 89 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 244
Write 128
Mixed 175
SusWrite 89
35% 159 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 81
4K Mixed 31.8
123% 46.2 MB/s
DQ Read 89.4
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 97.8
77% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
75GB free
Firmware: CC3C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 68 67 69 69 69 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 57
Write 62.8
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 67.3
39% 53.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 0.4
186% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 75%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150
326GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.2 19 8.3 10 12 15 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
5.03% Terrible
Read 6.5
Write 1.7
Mixed 0.2
SusWrite 11
4% 4.85 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0
6% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 5.03%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT51264BD160BJ.C8F CT51264BD160BJ.C8F CT51264BA160B.C16F 12GB
1066, 1066, 1066 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
37.1% Below average
MC Read 13.3
MC Write 12.5
MC Mixed 12.2
36% 12.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 7.6
SC Mixed 10.4
26% 8.97 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 Pro3 R2.0 Builds (Compare 787 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0 - $18

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $152
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