Asrock 970A-G/3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.09% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.4% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asrock 970A-G/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160112
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '18 at 23:49
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Memory 79.7 1-Core 58.3 2-Core 114 53% 84.1 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 244 29% 222 Pts	64-Core 264 16% 264 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 18,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% EVGA(3842 1303) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.74 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.09% Terrible	Lighting 1.17 Reflection 2.27 Parallax 0.41 1% 1.28 fps	MRender 2.52 Gravity 0.77 Splatting 1.7 1% 1.66 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 1.09% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 240GB-$141 6,458 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: OC34L5TP Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 456 467 432 436 527 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 600 Write 524 Mixed 319 SusWrite 457 106% 475 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 25.9 93% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 102 127% 225 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 159%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 744GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 81 83 84 88 88 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 78 Write 42.9 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 84.8 46% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 59%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 431GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 88 88 85 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 79.3 Write 106 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 86.3 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 89% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 107%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2TB free Firmware: G009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 118 130 124 130 133 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 129 Write 131 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 129 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 86%
WD 1600JB External 160GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 148GB free, PID 0901 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 32 32 33 33 32 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 30.3 Write 31.6 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 32.5 41% 29.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT51264BD160BJ.M8F 2x4GB 1,168 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 400 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.3% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 10.2 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 7.8 21% 7.3 GB/s	Latency 81.1 49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	112x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	17x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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