Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141024
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '17 at 21:46
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Memory 81.7 1-Core 65.4 2-Core 125 56% 90.8 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 338 33% 271 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT 8,099 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Device(0000 0000) 256MB Ram: 256MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.75% Terrible	Lighting 2.07 Reflection 3.73 Parallax 0.78 2% 2.19 fps	MRender 2.95 Gravity 1.57 Splatting 2.35 2% 2.29 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.75% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Desktop HDD 1TB (2013) 2,070 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC92 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 93 142425368 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5824 (05) Reallocated sector count 75 75 2129 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 157553690 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 14556 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1607 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 611 (BC) Unknown 100 96 124556607566 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 59 37 14023825489961 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 635 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 8597 (C2) HDA temperature 41 63 68719476777 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 117 99 142425368 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -115324166853600 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2638074882 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1589142206	37% Below average	Read 62.2 Write 66.9 Mixed 93.4 57% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.25 4K Mixed 0.19 30% 0.18 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 71%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59 15,217 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 97GB free Firmware: PB3OCA1G Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 136 100 98784247810 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 3067 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 60 60 17584 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 2807 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 4063232 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4 (BE) vendor-specific 64 50 723320868 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 198 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 10158235 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 24 24 764715 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	27.8% Poor	Read 48.3 Write 48.8 Mixed 51.6 37% 49.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.06 4K Write 0.37 4K Mixed 0.05 15% 0.16 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 42%
Kingston DT 100 G2 8GB 2,132 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 0GB free, PID 1653 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	5.12% Terrible	Read 16.5 Write 7.03 Mixed 11.8 14% 11.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.65 4K Write 0.03 4K Mixed 0.01 19% 1.56 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.12% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5403-083.A00LF 1x8GB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.9% Poor	MC Read 8.4 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 7.7 23% 8.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 7.5 22% 7.83 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 30%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0 - $18

CPU
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	192x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	191x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	102x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	63x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	33x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	40x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	26x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	17x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	27x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	16x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	12x

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Total price: $162

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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