Asrock 970A-G/3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics27.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock 970A-G/3.1  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160112
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateJun 28 '17 at 12:21
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Memory 69.7
1-Core 21
2-Core 94.4
39% 61.7 Pts
4-Core 263
8-Core 350
39% 306 Pts
64-Core 348
22% 348 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.6.2
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27.6% Poor
Lighting 29.6
Reflection 38.5
Parallax 59
24% 42.3 fps
MRender 50.7
Gravity 41.3
Splatting 36.4
34% 42.8 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 40%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78
1TB free
Firmware: MK7OA840 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 154
Write 137
Mixed 115
101% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.43
122% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 82%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 111
Write 106
Mixed 114
83% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.28
82% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 69%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23
24GB free, PID 5583
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
36% Below average
Read 130
Write 47.9
Mixed 60.4
86% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 1.83
4K Mixed 0.8
108% 2.54 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 36%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.1% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 20.1
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 8.3
21% 7.2 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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