Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	98.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160531
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 01:34
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 70.2 2-Core 139 62% 100 Pts	4-Core 254 8-Core 434 42% 344 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.1% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 71.8 Parallax 62 56% 67.5 fps	MRender 69.7 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 69.6 56% 68.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 281GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 304 309 311 302 305 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 392 Mixed 417 SusWrite 319 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 46.8 153% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 182 154% 226 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 129%
Seagate ST3320813AS 320GB 4,058 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 62GB free Firmware: SD23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 60 59 69 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 73.4 Write 52.4 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 64.4 43% 58.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 335GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 115 117 118 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 146 Write 116 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 116 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 16,472 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.1% Average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 13.9 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.4 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 63%

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

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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 $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	193x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	191x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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