Asrock 970 Performance

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 56.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	55.5% 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	68.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	7GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 7GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Performance (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 7 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160113
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '17 at 13:58
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Memory 82.5 1-Core 62.6 2-Core 108 54% 84.2 Pts	4-Core 184 8-Core 183 24% 183 Pts	64-Core 240 15% 240 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Lighting 68.9 Reflection 61.3 Parallax 80.6 56% 70.3 fps	MRender 61.1 Gravity 55 Splatting 77.3 54% 64.5 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5276 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2291 (B1) Unknown 96 96 73 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 52 26 48 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 59 (F1) Unknown 99 99 31833426268	68.9% Good	Read 483 Write 380 Mixed 401 94% 421 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 15.4 84% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 30.1 DQ Write 40.3 DQ Mixed 15.7 17% 28.7 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 122%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 356GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 92 92 3250 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1454 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1384 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 5 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 675 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 77 63 386596887 (C2) HDA temperature 77 55 470482967 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 769225 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	56.7% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 102 Mixed 91.9 73% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.36 91% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 289GB free Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 192941656 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1277 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 85 60 352671231 (09) Power-on hours count 66 66 30269 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 872 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032834 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 50 554631195 (C2) HDA temperature 27 50 25769803803 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 43 31 192941656 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -102250286385743 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2652075986 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2552296977	62.2% Good	Read 123 Write 92.2 Mixed 58.6 68% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 6.52 4K Mixed 0.28 169% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 88%
WDC WD20 EURS-73TLHY0 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 2TB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	17.9% Very poor	Read 40.1 Write 37.6 Mixed 34.9 48% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.24 52% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX Elpida EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F Elpida EBJ10UE8BDF0-DJ-F 7GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 1024 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	32.5% Below average	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 11.8 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 5 SC Mixed 9.2 19% 6.67 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 38%

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

Gaming 16%

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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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	15x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 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 $117Bench 89%, 39,518 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 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 i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16