Asrock 970A-G/3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.3% 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 Drive57.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 9 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 970A-G/3.1  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160112
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateAug 30 '18 at 07:33
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
46.3% Average
Memory 76.2
1-Core 41.6
2-Core 95.3
46% 71 Pts
4-Core 98.4
8-Core 96.8
13% 97.6 Pts
64-Core 98.2
6% 98.2 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
Gigabyte(1458 353E) 2GB
CLim: 1045 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.3% Terrible
Lighting 9.67
Reflection 8.81
Parallax 7.09
8% 8.52 fps
MRender 8.9
Gravity 11.8
Splatting 12.1
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.3%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.7a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 143 126 132 128 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 288
Write 132
Mixed 192
SusWrite 131
41% 186 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 32.2
113% 40.3 MB/s
DQ Read 30.2
DQ Write 95.2
DQ Mixed 39.7
37% 55 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 80%
Seagate ST3160811AS 160GB-$45
49GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
31.5% Below average
Read 67.8
Write 35.8
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 41.6
35% 46.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 40%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80
30GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
33.8% Below average
Read 75.8
Write 53.8
Mixed 47.3
SusWrite 41.6
40% 54.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMD8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 CMD8GX3M2A1600C9 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
29.3% Poor
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 7.6
MC Mixed 10.4
27% 9.53 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 10
26% 9.17 GB/s
Latency 87.8
46% 87.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A-G/3.1 Builds (Compare 351 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
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Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
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Motherboard: Asrock 970A-G/3.1

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