Asrock 970 Performance

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	29.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Performance (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160113
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	May 20 '17 at 05:34
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 72.6 2-Core 144 63% 102 Pts	4-Core 265 8-Core 418 42% 341 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 17590 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 5030 (A2) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 80 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 58524790 (AE) Unknown 100 100 196 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 11 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 196 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 1 (E7) Temperature 100 100 70 (F1) Unknown 100 100 72231 (F2) Unknown 100 100 57969	29.9% Poor	Read 212 Write 23.1 Mixed 25.3 18% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 3.6 66% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 24.2 DQ Write 54 DQ Mixed 3.58 13% 27.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 555GB free Firmware: HP34 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 158843760 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3998 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 13218321767 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 12271 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3378 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1619337024 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 16 4295032971 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 64 258152464409 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 967 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 76 76 48059 (C2) HDA temperature 25 40 -140737488355303 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 8 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	94.9% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 167 Mixed 160 123% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 1.61 4K Mixed 0.34 102% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 112%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 326GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 151047040 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3099 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 4492193568 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13480 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3425 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 38656016426 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 57 504823835 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1863 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 80 80 41240 (C2) HDA temperature 27 43 73014444059 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 14375255551585 (F1) Unknown 100 253 248932919351 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1828921427975	83.5% Excellent	Read 149 Write 140 Mixed 143 109% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.94 235% 2.36 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 112%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 172GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 199 537 (03) Spinup time 139 138 4008 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3837 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 17742 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3569 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 698 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3138 (C2) HDA temperature 114 91 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 4	71.6% Very good	Read 136 Write 114 Mixed 129 95% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.48 117% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1280 CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	49.2% Average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 13.2 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 55%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 14%

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Motherboard: Asrock 970 Performance

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	20x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	15x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	12x

GPU
R7 370AMD $153Bench 21%, 39,178 samples	3x
HD 7870AMD $203Bench 26%, 42,130 samples	3x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	3x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
Savage 240GBHyperX $120Bench 89%, 39,518 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	2x

RAM
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GBUnknownBench 39%, 75 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 32%, 29,968 samples	2x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	2x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $311

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