Asrock 970 Pro3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics10.5% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 970 Pro3  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141024
Uptime7.4 Days
Run DateSep 27 '17 at 03:18
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core-$40
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Memory 74.9
1-Core 55.2
2-Core 112
50% 80.8 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 163
22% 161 Pts
64-Core 119
7% 119 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6770
Sapphire(174B E144) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
10.5% Very poor
Lighting 14
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 11.7
11% 12 fps
MRender 9.48
Gravity 10.3
Splatting 11.8
9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.5%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 160
Mixed 145
120% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.21
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.09
48% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 108%
Goldenfir T650-60G 64GB
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20150213 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-002.A01LF 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.7% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 13
MC Mixed 14.5
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 11.1
24% 8.47 GB/s
Latency 90.5
44% 90.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 970 Pro3 Builds (Compare 74 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Pro3 - $18

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $207
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