Asrock 970M Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	76.5% 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 Drive	73.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970M Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '20 at 16:25
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 78.3 1-Core 64.9 2-Core 116 54% 86.3 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 389 35% 295 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6251) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.3% Below average	Lighting 37.5 Reflection 29.5 Parallax 36.4 30% 34.5 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 37.1 Splatting 34.8 30% 36.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 33%
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FBE) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.5% Very good	Lighting 97 Reflection 87.8 Parallax 88.7 79% 91.2 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 86.7 Splatting 77.8 72% 89.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$82 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1021A SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 272 279 257 264 274 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 459 Write 272 Mixed 305 SusWrite 265 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 40.3 4K Mixed 29.4 92% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 215 166% 227 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 127%
Gigastone SS6200-128GB 128GB 284 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 48GB free Firmware: N1126F SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 195 197 171 173 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 470 Write 196 Mixed 231 SusWrite 182 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 49.3 4K Mixed 28.4 97% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 160 136% 199 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 395GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 95 95 93 96 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 94.8 Write 91.2 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 94.5 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1 161% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 68%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 444GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 96 95 96 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 87 Write 78.3 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 96.5 57% 78 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,661 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 400 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.3% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 10.2 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 9.2 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 83.8 48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 88%

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

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

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 $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