Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160531
Uptime	11.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '18 at 18:13
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 73.1 2-Core 146 62% 102 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 436 42% 348 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450 32,407 User benchmarks, average bench 2% PwrHis(1787 2327) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.54% Terrible	Lighting 2.07 Reflection 2.08 Parallax 1.94 2% 2.03 fps	MRender 1.48 Gravity 1.57 Splatting 1.57 1% 1.54 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.54% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 383 236 224 217 214 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 451 Mixed 356 SusWrite 282 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 77.4 4K Mixed 50.1 162% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 258 194% 259 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 138 139 138 138 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 125 Write 130 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 138 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 91%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 78 100 98 84 94 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 165 Write 120 Mixed 102 SusWrite 91.4 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 135 137 137 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 80.3 Write 116 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 136 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.5 210% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB 208 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.3% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 8.2 25% 8.83 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 9.6 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 38%

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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%

Destroyer

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 $129Bench 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 $38Bench 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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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $152

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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