Asrock 970A-G/3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	44.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	181% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970A-G/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160112
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '23 at 06:39
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T-$340 12,769 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Memory 82.1 1-Core 48.9 2-Core 98.1 50% 76.4 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 264 29% 229 Pts	64-Core 270 17% 270 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% ASRock(1849 5026) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.20.27.09 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.2% Average	Lighting 54.6 Reflection 58.7 Parallax 76.6 44% 63.3 fps	MRender 59.2 Gravity 61.9 Splatting 43.2 44% 54.8 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Biostar G330-256GB 256GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 205GB free Firmware: P120 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 230 62 88 68 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 469 Write 426 Mixed 418 SusWrite 108 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 52.7 4K Mixed 34 109% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 203 154% 207 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 115%
VRX M.2 NVME 2280 2TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: APF1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1030 1027 1114 1126 1164 1166 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 890 Write 1,127 Mixed 967 SusWrite 1,105 232% 1,022 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 58.4 193% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 442 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 393 294% 393 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 188%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 Corsair VS2GB1333D3 M378B5673FH0-CH9 Corsair VS2GB1333D3 8GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.9% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 11.4 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 5.6 SC Mixed 8.3 19% 6.77 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns

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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	70	58	0	60.1"	1280 720	SHP1176 SHARP HDMI

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Gaming 20%

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Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asrock 970A-G/3.1

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	112x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	112x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	80x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	17x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	16x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 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 i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16