Asrock 970M Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.3% 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)
Boot Drive	81.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970M Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '22 at 02:32
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 76.8 1-Core 77.9 2-Core 152 60% 102 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 472 45% 374 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 290X 3,695 User benchmarks, average bench 49% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.3% Average	Lighting 63.5 Reflection 71.1 Parallax 89.5 52% 74.7 fps	MRender 61.8 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 43.4 45% 56.1 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 720GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 345 344 362 349 331 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 385 Write 366 Mixed 304 SusWrite 337 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 58.2 4K Mixed 42.7 134% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 41.2 DQ Write 93.3 DQ Mixed 56.1 46% 63.5 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 133%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121 553 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 5.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 213 212 216 215 212 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 6,144 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.4% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 10.6 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 9 25% 8.7 GB/s	Latency 86.7 46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 86%

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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 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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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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Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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