Asrock 970 Performance

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	40.2% 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	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Performance (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '18 at 19:16
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Memory 78.5 1-Core 70.3 2-Core 133 57% 94 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 315 34% 270 Pts	64-Core 324 20% 324 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% XFX(1682 3001) 3GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Lighting 52.5 Reflection 34.8 Parallax 65.7 43% 51 fps	MRender 33.1 Gravity 51.1 Splatting 43.3 35% 42.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 329GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 409 408 400 404 382 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 402 Mixed 358 SusWrite 393 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 48.2 159% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 258 193% 258 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 131%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 178 175 177 181 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 170 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 177 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.4 127% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 185 185 173 174 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 91 Write 104 Mixed 52 SusWrite 177 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.7 461% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (95^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.9% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 15.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 13 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 45%

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

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Typical 970 Performance Builds (Compare 57 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 16%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 14%

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Motherboard: Asrock 970 Performance

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	20x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	15x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	12x

GPU
R7 370AMD $153Bench 21%, 39,178 samples	3x
HD 7870AMD $203Bench 26%, 42,130 samples	3x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	3x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
Savage 240GBHyperX $120Bench 89%, 39,518 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	2x

RAM
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GBUnknownBench 39%, 75 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 32%, 29,968 samples	2x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	2x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $311

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $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