Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 5% 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 53%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160531
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 31 '20 at 20:45
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	16%

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-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	53% Above average	Memory 66.1 1-Core 68.9 2-Core 126 52% 86.9 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 365 35% 290 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.63% Terrible	Lighting 4.23 Reflection 4.15 Parallax 3.94 4% 4.11 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.09 4% 4.66 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.63% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 186 187 185 188 189 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 329 Write 219 Mixed 247 SusWrite 191 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 24.1 82% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 27.1 DQ Write 64.9 DQ Mixed 34.4 30% 42.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 8.8 28% 9.63 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 10.2 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 62%

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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%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0 - $18

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	193x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	191x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	102x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	63x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	33x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	40x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	26x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	17x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	27x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	16x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	12x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $152

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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