Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.7% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140605
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '20 at 02:19
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 86.3 1-Core 67.9 2-Core 120 58% 91.2 Pts	4-Core 221 8-Core 378 36% 300 Pts	64-Core 367 23% 367 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Asus R5 230 443 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 3017) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.7% Terrible	Lighting 2.27 Reflection 2.23 Parallax 2.28 2% 2.26 fps	MRender 1.9 Gravity 1.43 Splatting 1.78 1% 1.71 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.7% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 756GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 133 134 128 136 142 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 68.3 Write 29.3 Mixed 77 SusWrite 131 57% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 123% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 112%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 835GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 115 115 114 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 114 Write 110 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 114 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 767GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 179 178 176 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 177 Mixed 114 SusWrite 177 120% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905584-015.A00LF 2x4GB 1,033 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.9% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 8.6 25% 8.83 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 7.8 23% 7.93 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 59%

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

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Typical 970 Pro3 R2.0 Builds (Compare 787 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

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 $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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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $152

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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