Asrock 970A-G/3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	43.1% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970A-G/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160112
Uptime	35.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '19 at 22:52
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Memory 89.1 1-Core 71.9 2-Core 138 62% 99.6 Pts	4-Core 251 8-Core 444 42% 348 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 (SLI Disabled) 5,438 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Nvidia(10DE 095B) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.1% Average	Lighting 61.5 Reflection 31.4 Parallax 41.7 50% 44.9 fps	MRender 43.9 Gravity 37.1 Splatting 30.3 30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0616B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 202 148 15 96 123 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 966GB 1,820 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 465GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 161 160 161 162 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 128 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 161 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 16KTF1G64AZ-1G9P1 2x8GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.4% Average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 13.2 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 72%

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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 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970A-G/3.1

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	112x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	112x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	80x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	17x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	16x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	4x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 27%, 2,515 samples	34x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 9,944 samples	20x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	9x

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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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16