Asrock 970A-G/3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 27%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 26.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics7.3% 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 Drive49.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 970A-G/3.1  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '18 at 05:10
Run Duration302 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X3 455-$90
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
26.4% Poor
Memory 31.3
1-Core 12.1
2-Core 40.5
18% 28 Pts
4-Core 124
8-Core 130
17% 127 Pts
64-Core 134
8% 134 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 26.4%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7730
MSI(1462 2795) 1GB
CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.10.1
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
7.3% Terrible
Lighting 8.27
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 10.8
7% 10.2 fps
MRender 10.2
Gravity 7.63
Splatting 12.1
8% 10 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.3%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
TEAML5Lite3D120G 120GB
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0720A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 156 142 145 146 150 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49.1% Average
Read 284
Write 261
Mixed 254
SusWrite 162
54% 240 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 23.5
4K Mixed 17.1
55% 18 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 121
124% 202 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 110%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00DC0B0 3TB
1.5TB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.3 3 3.1 3 2.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
8.81% Terrible
Read 25.3
Write 22.3
Mixed 19.3
SusWrite 3.1
22% 17.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 8.81%
Great: 57%
ST325031 8AS 250GB
62GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 22 22 21 21 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
14.4% Very poor
Read 26.2
Write 23.5
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 21.5
31% 23.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 14.4%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
25.3% Poor
MC Read 12.2
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 11.2
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 3.1
SC Write 2.5
SC Mixed 3.5
9% 3.03 GB/s
Latency 247
16% 247 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 25.3%
Great: 50%

 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 350 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%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970A-G/3.1

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