Asrock 970A-G/3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	23.2% 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	32.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970A-G/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160112
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '23 at 04:15
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	55%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 82.9 1-Core 55.4 2-Core 108 52% 82 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 289 30% 239 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	Lighting 28.9 Reflection 37.6 Parallax 36.8 24% 34.4 fps	MRender 31.3 Gravity 26.3 Splatting 25.7 22% 27.8 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE5000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 9.7 2.3 8.3 92 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 318 Write 194 Mixed 136 SusWrite 59.3 39% 177 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 14.4 4K Mixed 13.9 39% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 52.9 DQ Mixed 41.2 42% 69.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 55%
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 112GB free Firmware: UE5000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 90 95 65 62 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	40% Average	Read 386 Write 189 Mixed 201 SusWrite 104 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 23.9 4K Mixed 13.6 44% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 81 DQ Mixed 42.4 47% 80.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 162 163 164 165 166 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 148 Write 120 Mixed 73 SusWrite 164 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 164 163 165 165 165 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 130 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 163 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 114%
ASMedia AS2115 1TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 823GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 156 153 159 162 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 145 Write 86.6 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 160 149% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.7% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 18 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 72%

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

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Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

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 $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16