Asrock 970A-G/3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	101% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970A-G/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160112
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '23 at 13:40
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8310 1,697 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 80.9 1-Core 58.1 2-Core 93.5 51% 77.5 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 310 30% 249 Pts	64-Core 315 20% 315 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 0471) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.97% Terrible	Lighting 1.1 Reflection 1.9 Parallax 1.3 1% 1.43 fps	MRender 1.9 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.6 1% 1.33 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.97% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Huananzhi 512G 512GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 137% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: U1104A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 668 160 177 108 155 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 949 Write 690 Mixed 778 SusWrite 230 148% 662 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 69.7 4K Mixed 24.5 119% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 334 246% 323 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 196%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 801GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 163 159 162 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 150 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 160 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 666GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 151 162 159 160 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 162 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 158 91% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 79% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 PC 8GB 1600 4x8GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.1% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 13.6 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.9 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 4: 0P 0R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
4%	10%	21	71	55	60	28.8"	1280 720	GSM59F1 LG ULTRAWIDE

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Gaming 20%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asrock 970A-G/3.1

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	112x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	112x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	80x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	17x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	16x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	4x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 27%, 2,515 samples	34x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 9,944 samples	20x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	9x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16