Asrock 970M Pro3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 45.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	81.4% 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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970M Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160617
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 20:04
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X2 245 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 41% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Memory 76.9 1-Core 44.8 2-Core 80.8 45% 67.5 Pts	4-Core 85.7 8-Core 86.7 12% 86.2 Pts	64-Core 85.9 5% 85.9 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 48%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBN CE5000PNC 500GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 329GB free (System drive) Firmware: X611 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 351 353 342 300 197 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 358 Write 324 Mixed 190 SusWrite 315 67% 297 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 27.9 120% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 249 190% 257 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 107%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 342GB free Firmware: GM4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 91 88 91 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 90.3 Write 90.5 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 89.7 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 51%
SanDisk Ultra 125GB 1,024 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 115GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 3.5 24 24 24 23 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 99 Write 18.8 Mixed 21 SusWrite 19.4 40% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2 122% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 35%
SanDisk Ultra 123GB 2,890 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 85GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 20 19 19 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 26.5 Write 17 Mixed 15.3 SusWrite 17.5 24% 19.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.1 83% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 39%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB 489 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 3GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 2.5 4 4.4 4.5 4.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	4.67% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 2.3 Mixed 3 SusWrite 3.9 7% 7.42 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.67% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB 3,379 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.7% Poor	MC Read 11 MC Write 7.2 MC Mixed 9.6 26% 9.27 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 7.6 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 55%

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

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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