Asrock 970M Pro3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.71% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock 970M Pro3  (all builds)
Memory2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150901
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateDec 19 '17 at 00:07
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 840-$150
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Memory 70.8
1-Core 55.9
2-Core 111
49% 79.3 Pts
4-Core 226
8-Core 221
30% 224 Pts
64-Core 219
14% 219 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
MSI(1462 8094) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.71% Terrible
Lighting 9.43
Reflection 11.2
Parallax 11.8
8% 10.8 fps
MRender 9.38
Gravity 8.2
Splatting 10.4
8% 9.34 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.71%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST380815AS 80GB-$35
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.CHH Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Read 63.9
Write 64
Mixed 56.2
46% 61.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.19
4K Write 0.63
4K Mixed 0.23
46% 0.35 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24.3% Poor
MC Read 10
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 8.1
24% 8.23 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 5.8
16% 5.67 GB/s
Latency 99.5
40% 99.5 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 24.3%
Great: 36%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970M Pro3 Builds (Compare 843 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970M Pro3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $217
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