Asrock 970A-G/3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics74.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 970A-G/3.1  (all builds)
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 20 '21 at 12:30
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9590-$298
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Memory 61.6
1-Core 21.1
2-Core 39.2
30% 40.6 Pts
4-Core 252
8-Core 422
41% 337 Pts
64-Core 450
28% 450 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.5% Very good
Lighting 80.4
Reflection 133
Parallax 92.7
66% 102 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 115
Splatting 92.3
92% 116 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
TEAML5Lite3D120G 120GB
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0410A
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 413
Write 365
Mixed 363
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 46.4
4K Mixed 24.8
87% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 114
121% 199 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 110%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
463GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 70 82 93 95 97 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
52.6% Above average
Read 97.1
Write 74.2
Mixed 58
SusWrite 86.1
58% 78.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
44.4% Average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 16.7
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 10.4
19% 6.7 GB/s
Latency 123
32% 123 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 32: 3R 3G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
32% 24% 59 87 3 144 27" 1920 1080 MSI1462 Optix MAG27C
Typical 970A-G/3.1 Builds (Compare 350 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970A-G/3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $269
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