Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 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 44.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	17% 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	The 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.
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	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160531
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '18 at 16:05
Run Duration	296 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Memory 81.2 1-Core 62.3 2-Core 118 55% 87.2 Pts	4-Core 48.5 8-Core 68.7 7% 58.6 Pts	64-Core 305 19% 305 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GeForce GT 520 16,336 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 2630) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 300 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	1.35% Terrible	Lighting 1.73 Reflection 2.15 Parallax 0.53 1% 1.47 fps	MRender 2.71 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 0.09 1% 1.7 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.35% Great: 2%
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17% Very poor	Lighting 0 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 86.9 0% 51.2 fps	MRender 66 Gravity 67 Splatting 53.4 50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 836GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.3 3 3.9 3.5 2.1 2.6 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.86% Terrible	Read 3.8 Write 2.5 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 2.7 2% 2.88 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 1.86% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 222GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 39 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 134 Write 15.5 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 41.1 44% 60.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 112%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 323GB free Firmware: SM28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 32 31 32 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 99.5 Write 29.8 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 31.4 36% 48.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 50GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 35 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 134 Write 17.5 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 36.1 43% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 112% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 13GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 4.8 5.7 4.8 4.9 5.1 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	9.77% Terrible	Read 23.5 Write 4.5 Mixed 10.8 SusWrite 4.6 12% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.8 124% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.77% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 1,351 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	36.4% Below average	MC Read 8.4 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 16.7 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 75%

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

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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 $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	193x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	191x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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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Total price: $152

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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