Asrock 970A-G/3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	25.9% 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	48.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 7 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970A-G/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160112
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '23 at 08:32
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	57.2% Above average	Memory 82.4 1-Core 52.7 2-Core 104 51% 79.6 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 271 28% 223 Pts	64-Core 278 17% 278 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2740) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.9% Poor	Lighting 33.2 Reflection 36.5 Parallax 44.4 27% 38 fps	MRender 30.4 Gravity 32.6 Splatting 25.6 24% 29.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Netac 512GB 512GB 1,541 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: HCS1A25E SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 249 162 18 23 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 365 Write 333 Mixed 291 SusWrite 129 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 8.2 69% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 12.8 45% 100 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 95%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2013)-$55 4,092 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 273GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 100 101 100 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 100 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 99.7 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 59%
Hitachi HTS725032A7E630 320GB-$89 9,811 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 298GB free Firmware: GHBOA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 83 82 84 82 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 67.8 Write 73.4 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 82.4 43% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 59%
Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 320GB 537 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 298GB free Firmware: PB3AC60W SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 76.9 Write 77 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 76.7 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 44%
ST950042 0AS 500GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 177GB free, PID 0c25 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 35 36 36 36 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 33.7 Write 34.4 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 35.4 45% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 58% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GB 2,354 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.4% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 15.4 44% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 11.8 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	67	54	60	23.8"	1280 720	HWP3264 HP E240

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970A-G/3.1

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	113x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	112x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	81x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	17x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	16x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	4x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 27%, 2,515 samples	34x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 9,944 samples	20x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	9x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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