Asrock 970M Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 53.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.43% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asrock 970M Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150901
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '18 at 19:43
Run Duration	331 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 840-$150 5,147 User benchmarks, average bench 47% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	53.6% Above average	Memory 76.3 1-Core 50.7 2-Core 100 48% 75.8 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 191 24% 185 Pts	64-Core 188 12% 188 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 8A9F) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 344.75 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	3.43% Terrible	Lighting 4.23 Reflection 4.92 Parallax 1.19 4% 3.45 fps	MRender 5.38 Gravity 4.5 Splatting 3.09 3% 4.32 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.43% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial_ CT1024MX20 1TB 132 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 169 134 171 125 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 363 Write 341 Mixed 216 SusWrite 148 60% 267 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 22.9 91% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 92.1 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 96.1 94% 143 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 217GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 186 183 186 189 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 144 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 184 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB 24,608 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 44GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 55 56 56 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 58.9 Write 58.9 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 55.4 41% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 52%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 189GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 109 107 109 107 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 174 Write 149 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 107 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 114%
ADATA HV610 1TB 360 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 12GB free, PID a21a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	1.88% Terrible	Read 0.7 Write 0.5 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 0.8 1% 0.62 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 28% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 1.88% Great: 42%
ASMT 2105 2TB 569 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 102GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 162 156 154 165 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 179 Write 155 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 159 184% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 73%
ASMT 2115 500GB 2,879 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 47GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 76 74 75 77 73 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 76.1 Write 76.9 Mixed 43.3 SusWrite 74.5 91% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 166%
Samsung S2 Portable 500GB 2,689 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 54GB free, PID 1f05 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 29 29 30 28 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 30.3 Write 23 Mixed 27.4 SusWrite 28.9 37% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905458-026.A00LF 4x4GB 194 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.5% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 10.5 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 8.3 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 87.7 46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 52%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Asrock 970M Pro3

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	289x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	228x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	70x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	92x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	51x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	47x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	27x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 2x8GBUnknownBench 52%, 6,864 samples	35x
NMUD380D81-1600C 1x8GBUnknownBench 28%, 485 samples	26x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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