Asrock 970 Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	18.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	43.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120423
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '21 at 19:54
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 86.6 1-Core 54.9 2-Core 59.1 48% 66.9 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 202 23% 181 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% MSI(1462 2730) 2GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Lighting 23.3 Reflection 33.6 Parallax 30.5 19% 29.1 fps	MRender 25.6 Gravity 21.9 Splatting 21.9 19% 23.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 115 112 118 103 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 241 Write 148 Mixed 188 SusWrite 106 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 37.8 4K Mixed 19.6 76% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 82.2 DQ Mixed 92.5 70% 93.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 73%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 96GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 126 47 44 54 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 201 Write 317 Mixed 222 SusWrite 71.8 46% 203 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 45.2 4K Mixed 17.1 72% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 27 DQ Write 75.8 DQ Mixed 22 25% 41.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 392GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 147 156 152 160 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 128 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 150 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C11 1x8GB 1,470 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 7.9 24% 8.27 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 8.2 22% 7.63 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 33%

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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 Builds (Compare 74 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Pro3 - $18

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	11x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	11x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	7x
GeForce GT 630NvidiaBench 4%, 60,212 samples	5x
HD 7770AMDBench 12%, 38,053 samples	4x

SSD
SSDPR-CX400-512-G2 512GBBench 78%, 3,021 samples	4x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	2x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	2x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $207

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