Asrock 970A-G/3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	39% 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 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asrock 970A-G/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160112
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '18 at 04:33
Run Duration	390 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 82 1-Core 62.6 2-Core 118 55% 87.4 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 259 30% 233 Pts	64-Core 275 17% 275 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% PwrHis(1787 3000) 3GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	39% Below average	Lighting 50.9 Reflection 33.8 Parallax 63.8 42% 49.5 fps	MRender 32.3 Gravity 49.7 Splatting 42.2 34% 41.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 433GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2BA30010 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 3 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 89 88 3563 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2209 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1831 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 47 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 779 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 4 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 49 219044511770 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 10848 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 47 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 20737	54.3% Above average	Read 90.1 Write 99.3 Mixed 84 68% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.22 4K Write 1.21 4K Mixed 0.23 57% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 59%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 16,068 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 3GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	3.27% Terrible	Read 13.6 Write 3.47 Mixed 5.14 8% 7.42 MB/s	4K Read 2.21 4K Write 0.005 4K Mixed 0.004 8% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.27% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 12.7 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 10.2 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 37%

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Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970A-G/3.1

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	112x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	112x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	80x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	17x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	16x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	4x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 27%, 2,515 samples	34x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 9,944 samples	20x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	9x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $265

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16