Asrock 970M Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.3% 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	28.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asrock 970M Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '20 at 20:25
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 55.9 2-Core 110 53% 83.2 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 356 34% 280 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 368F) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 44.3 Parallax 44.2 39% 45.3 fps	MRender 39.6 Gravity 41.3 Splatting 36.2 32% 39 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 1TB 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 636GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 102 122 135 141 113 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.6% Poor	Read 165 Write 99 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 123 26% 117 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 17.4 4K Mixed 10.5 46% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 10.9 DQ Write 15.4 DQ Mixed 13.5 10% 13.3 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 103%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 221GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 82 89 95 94 84 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 96.3 Write 87 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 90.1 61% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 460GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 102 112 119 121 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 129 Write 115 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 113 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 434GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 94 102 109 111 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 105 Write 109 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 103 70% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$79 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 745GB free Firmware: CC98 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 81 88 94 86 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 101 Write 92.3 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 86.2 61% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 75%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 101 123 134 140 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 136 Write 126 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 122 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 87%
ST350041 3AS 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 466GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 28 32 34 35 30 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 38 Mixed 30 SusWrite 32.1 47% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 37%
ST350041 3AS 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 406GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 5.7 4.6 5.2 4.7 4.8 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 20 Write 14.5 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 5 22% 16.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 37%
SAMSUNG HD103SJ 1TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 8GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 25.5 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 0.4 29% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.2 111% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 57%
WDC WD50 00AAKX-001CA0 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 215GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.7 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.3 1.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	11.8% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 36.7 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 0.9 34% 26.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.6% Poor	MC Read 8 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 6.5 21% 7.37 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 5.8 18% 6.13 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 63%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970M Pro3

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	289x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	228x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	70x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	92x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	51x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	47x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	27x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 2x8GBUnknownBench 52%, 6,864 samples	35x
NMUD380D81-1600C 1x8GBUnknownBench 28%, 485 samples	26x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16