Asrock 970M Pro3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics93.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 970M Pro3  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160617
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateApr 28 '18 at 11:51
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
64.4% Good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 71.4
2-Core 134
59% 96.2 Pts
4-Core 249
8-Core 445
42% 347 Pts
64-Core 443
27% 443 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.5% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 145
Parallax 136
93% 132 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 132
Splatting 107
95% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
86GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 476
Write 375
Mixed 399
93% 417 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 55.9
4K Mixed 19.8
112% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 37.1
DQ Write 68.4
DQ Mixed 27.7
28% 44.4 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 124%
OOS1000G 1TB
295GB free (System drive)
Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 149
Write 119
Mixed 136
102% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.15
59% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT102464BA160B.M16 BLT8G3D1869DT1TX0. 16GB
1066, 1066 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
39.9% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 13.5
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 11.4
28% 9.77 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 40%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970M Pro3 Builds (Compare 843 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970M Pro3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $217
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