Asrock 970M Pro3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 54.5%, 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.
Boot Drive154% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsrock 970M Pro3  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 08 '18 at 19:17
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Memory 78.7
1-Core 47.5
2-Core 95.7
48% 74 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 247
26% 207 Pts
64-Core 247
15% 247 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185
Gigabyte(1458 229A) 3GB
CLim: 1072 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.6.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
10.5% Very poor
Lighting 0
Reflection 34.9
Parallax 58.1
0% 31 fps
MRender 29.1
Gravity 39.7
Splatting 41.7
31% 36.8 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 10.5%
Great: 34%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 478GB
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 825 812 820 820 838 820 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 745
Write 563
Mixed 390
SusWrite 822
142% 630 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 49.6
205% 86.1 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 223
176% 243 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 154%
Great: 121%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
675GB free, PID 2320
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 99 99 98 99 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
40.2% Average
Read 87.9
Write 41.1
Mixed 47.4
SusWrite 98.6
90% 68.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown GY1600D364L10/8G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.9% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 7.3
22% 7.57 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 7
20% 6.87 GB/s
Latency 83
48% 83 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970M Pro3 Builds (Compare 843 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970M Pro3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $217
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