Asrock 970M Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81% 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 Drive	87.1% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970M Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160617
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '16 at 01:37
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Memory 94.3 1-Core 78.5 2-Core 140 65% 104 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 479 45% 372 Pts	64-Core 477 30% 477 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.19 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 110 Parallax 106 83% 106 fps	MRender 92.3 Gravity 95.9 Splatting 94.9 77% 94.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M6S 256GB-$166 1,660 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 177GB free Firmware: 1.08 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 49 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 932 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 8 (AE) Unknown 100 100 399 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 8508 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1824 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 4 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 399 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2127 (F1) Unknown 100 100 41428 (F2) Unknown 100 100 34311	87.2% Excellent	Read 455 Write 400 Mixed 431 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 32.6 118% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 71.9 85% 149 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 104%
Plextor M6 Pro 256GB-$110 927 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 285 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 382 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 8 (AE) Unknown 100 100 120 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 8651 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1920 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 116 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 120 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1215 (F1) Unknown 100 100 19450 (F2) Unknown 100 100 38770	87.1% Excellent	Read 480 Write 434 Mixed 421 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 52.6 4K Mixed 29.6 109% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 81.9 87% 145 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 111%
Plextor M6 Pro 128GB-$161 708 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 47GB free Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 886 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1821 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 59 (AE) Unknown 100 100 896 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 61439 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 832 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 424 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 896 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 7679 (F1) Unknown 100 100 179553 (F2) Unknown 100 100 383538	80.7% Excellent	Read 481 Write 313 Mixed 370 86% 388 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 29.1 112% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 79.8 88% 149 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 804GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 69 63 8764849 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1374 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 7246224 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3290 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 928 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 43 554827809 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1385 (C2) HDA temperature 33 13 55834574881 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 3 1 8764849 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 105574591106068 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4641378132 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2311077071	100% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 161 Mixed 111 114% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.28 89% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 302GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 168 2383 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3865 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6682 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2985 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1326 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 164 164 108154 (C2) HDA temperature 111 87 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 98 98 1899 (F1) Unknown 200 200 53166524981 (F2) Unknown 200 200 33323633815	72.1% Very good	Read 119 Write 132 Mixed 97.4 87% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.22 4K Write 2.54 4K Mixed 0.35 137% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3-2400 CL11 4GB DDR3-2400 CL11 8GB DDR3-2400 CL11 4GB DDR3-2400 CL11 8GB 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 20 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 15.1 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 55.9% 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	290x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	229x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 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 $76Bench 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 i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16