Asrock 970A-G/3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics40.8% 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 DriveThe 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.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 970A-G/3.1  (all builds)
Memory20.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 25 '21 at 06:26
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 73%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320E-$87
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
57.3% Above average
Memory 84
1-Core 56.3
2-Core 64.6
48% 68.3 Pts
4-Core 168
8-Core 334
30% 251 Pts
64-Core 327
20% 327 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1270 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.3.1
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
40.8% Average
Lighting 48.5
Reflection 61.1
Parallax 73.3
40% 61 fps
MRender 61
Gravity 57
Splatting 44.6
43% 54.2 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD20 2TB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.04C.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 90 96 96 96 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 96.5
Write 91.8
Mixed 51.2
SusWrite 91.2
61% 82.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
103% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 61%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 165 163 161 160 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 115
Mixed 101
SusWrite 161
104% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 100%
Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB
329GB free, PID 0830
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 26 26 25 25 26 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
14.6% Very poor
Read 27.2
Write 25.5
Mixed 23.8
SusWrite 25.8
35% 25.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.6%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 Micron V-GeN D3M8GL16B8 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
41.6% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 14.3
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 10.7
26% 9.1 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A-G/3.1 Builds (Compare 351 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970A-G/3.1

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