Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 58.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	41.8% 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	90.6% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asrock 970 Pro3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160531
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '19 at 11:30
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Memory 79.7 1-Core 58.7 2-Core 106 52% 81.5 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 284 30% 242 Pts	64-Core 302 19% 302 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.8% Average	Lighting 48.2 Reflection 67.5 Parallax 66.3 39% 60.7 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 49.8 Splatting 55.4 47% 57.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 410 419 420 418 423 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 411 Mixed 405 SusWrite 412 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 38.2 123% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 183 140% 190 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 125%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 90GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 194 147 134 144 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 375 Write 225 Mixed 302 SusWrite 173 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 59.9 4K Mixed 30.2 105% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 111 96% 143 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 105%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 7GB free Firmware: JP2OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 99 92 105 98 94 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 105 Write 104 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 96.4 65% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 74%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 52GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 79 80 82 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 66.9 Write 65.1 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 79.4 49% 66 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 51%
ST2000DL 003-9VT166 2TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 243GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 44 45 48 46 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 22.2 Write 50.9 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 45.1 54% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 21% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DBLT8GN128O 2x8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.5% Below average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 14.3 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 10.3 23% 8.1 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 54%

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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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	193x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	191x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 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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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $195

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16