Asrock 970M Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.7% 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	39.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970M Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150901
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '22 at 19:48
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	47%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 83.9 1-Core 53.9 2-Core 111 53% 83 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 299 30% 241 Pts	64-Core 314 19% 314 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% PwrHis(1787 200F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.7% Below average	Lighting 42.3 Reflection 46.4 Parallax 55.5 34% 48.1 fps	MRender 45.2 Gravity 43 Splatting 32.7 32% 40.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 114 127 107 128 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 165 Write 178 Mixed 208 SusWrite 115 38% 167 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 34.3 4K Mixed 22.7 75% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 26.5 DQ Write 67.4 DQ Mixed 33.9 30% 42.6 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 85%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$60 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 351GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 127 108 128 98 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 352 Write 321 Mixed 285 SusWrite 116 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 36.2 4K Mixed 29.5 94% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 38.3 DQ Write 72.8 DQ Mixed 47.4 38% 52.8 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 130%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 780GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 113 115 115 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 101 Write 100 Mixed 57 SusWrite 114 68% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 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	29.5% Poor	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 7.6 27% 9.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 9.6 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 64%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970M Pro3

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	289x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 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 $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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