Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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.
ProcessorWith 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 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics14.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 970 Pro3 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131002
Uptime49.9 Days
Run DateOct 05 '22 at 03:01
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Memory 75.6
1-Core 44.6
2-Core 72.9
44% 64.4 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 188
21% 164 Pts
64-Core 185
11% 185 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.30.23.04
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
14.1% Very poor
Lighting 0.2
Reflection 58
Parallax 69.3
0% 42.5 fps
MRender 58
Gravity 53.7
Splatting 43
41% 51.6 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 14.1%
Great: 49%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
297GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA7C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 111 72 73 82 111 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 162
Write 167
Mixed 35.6
SusWrite 94.9
83% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown S939A2UGS-ITR 16GB
800, 800 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
26.1% Poor
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 6.2
MC Mixed 10.1
25% 8.87 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 6.8
16% 5.8 GB/s
Latency 89.1
45% 89.1 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 62%

 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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