Asrock 970 Performance/3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics28.3% 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 Drive48.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock 970 Performance/3.1  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 11 '17 at 11:53
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9590-$298
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
69.3% Good
Memory 89.1
1-Core 75.8
2-Core 146
63% 104 Pts
4-Core 268
8-Core 428
43% 348 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
MSI(1462 3033) 2GB
CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.11.4
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
28.3% Poor
Lighting 39.3
Reflection 35.4
Parallax 47.8
32% 40.8 fps
MRender 14
Gravity 17.2
Splatting 39.6
21% 23.6 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP580 120GB
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03040014 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 384
Write 218
Mixed 218
60% 273 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 28
4K Mixed 9.43
64% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 25.4
DQ Write 30
DQ Mixed 9.58
12% 21.7 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 70%
Hitachi HTS543216A7A384 160GB
34GB free
Firmware: ES1OA70F Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
36.5% Below average
Read 62.1
Write 65
Mixed 65.3
48% 64.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 0.96
4K Mixed 0.26
64% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.2% Average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 14.2
45% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 11.7
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 68.3
59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 Performance/3.1 Builds (Compare 10 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Performance/3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $570
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