Asrock 970M Pro3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 53.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics13.5% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 970M Pro3  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 24 '17 at 00:57
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 925-$150
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
53.7% Above average
Memory 81.3
1-Core 45.5
2-Core 91.3
48% 72.7 Pts
4-Core 149
8-Core 180
21% 164 Pts
64-Core 183
11% 183 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5830
Sapphire(174B E177) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Lighting 18.2
Reflection 12.5
Parallax 16.9
15% 15.9 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 13.8
Splatting 14.3
11% 13 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24
416GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CA12 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 94.6
Write 90.2
Mixed 85.7
68% 90.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 1.28
4K Mixed 0.32
74% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 53%
Great: 60%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60
66GB free
Firmware: 3.ADG Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
39.7% Below average
Read 72.7
Write 65.6
Mixed 66.7
52% 68.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.28
58% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KINGBOX-1600 00LF 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 400 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
20.2% Poor
MC Read 6.4
MC Write 6.2
MC Mixed 5.8
18% 6.13 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 5.3
15% 5.37 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 20.2%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970M Pro3 Builds (Compare 843 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970M Pro3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $217
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