Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 54% Yacht


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 58.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160531
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '23 at 07:19
Run Duration	341 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	26%

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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 4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Memory 79.3 1-Core 61.3 2-Core 109 53% 83.1 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 286 30% 243 Pts	64-Core 292 18% 292 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 151 Parallax 109 126% 138 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 139 Splatting 123 119% 150 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$144 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 556GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 228 179 189 236 166 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 128%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$112 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 199 198 168 216 185 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 128%
SanDisk X100 128GB 1,695 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 119GB free Firmware: 10.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 101 96 87 108 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 315 Write 227 Mixed 143 SusWrite 98 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 15.2 4K Mixed 13.8 49% 14.8 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 25.8 DQ Mixed 51.2 43% 65.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 91%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 712GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 555 461 447 413 421 448 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free Firmware: DXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 98 95 85 107 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 293 Write 132 Mixed 120 SusWrite 95.5 35% 160 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 13.4 4K Mixed 11.6 53% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 22.5 DQ Mixed 38.8 46% 83.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 73%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$112 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 611GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 299 298 289 286 302 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 426 Write 306 Mixed 323 SusWrite 301 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 13.8 4K Mixed 18 72% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 21.2 DQ Mixed 33.4 35% 59.7 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 128%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 5.5TB free, PID 3343 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 18 18 16 17 15 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 16% Great: 72%
WD Elements 25A3 3TB 1,766 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 762GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 132 132 126 152 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 163 Write 150 Mixed 102 SusWrite 132 182% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.4% Above average	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 20.8 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 13.2 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 119%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0 - $18

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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 $38Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16