Asrock 970M Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	24.5% 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	64.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970M Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150121
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '16 at 18:59
Run Duration	374 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	66%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Memory 70.1 1-Core 59.7 2-Core 107 49% 78.8 Pts	4-Core 173 8-Core 233 26% 203 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B37) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.6 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.5% Poor	Lighting 23.3 Reflection 43.8 Parallax 30.8 19% 32.6 fps	MRender 59 Gravity 29.6 Splatting 41.7 35% 43.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 120GB-$82 4,735 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6770 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 583 (AB) Unknown 100 100 40399952 (AE) Unknown 100 100 76 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 193 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 94 94 94 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4588 (F2) Unknown 100 100 6895 (F9) Unknown 100 100 290816467	64.8% Good	Read 445 Write 366 Mixed 394 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 12.3 73% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 24.2 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 13.5 29% 55.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 98%
Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB 6,973 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 725GB free Firmware: CC3E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 223689428 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1942 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 4296815005 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9391 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 396 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 131074 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 47 554958874 (C2) HDA temperature 26 53 68719476762 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 29 23 223689428 (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 85822036511689 (F1) Unknown 100 253 86627753 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3032249246	62.7% Good	Read 127 Write 91.6 Mixed 107 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.21 4K Mixed 0.57 104% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 69%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 56GB free Firmware: 1AA0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 95 4 (03) Spinup time 74 74 8520 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 712 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 9685 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 16968 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 580 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 95 4 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 157 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 76 60 403505176 (C2) HDA temperature 73 58 176547495963 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 1159230 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (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	46% Average	Read 74.2 Write 85.8 Mixed 81.1 61% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.36 86% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 62%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 4GB 500 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 4GB free, PID 5572 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	9.16% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 4.49 Mixed 6 10% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.05 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 1.16 103% 2.51 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.16% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 2x8GB 4,851 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	MC Read 11.8 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 11 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 7.3 18% 6.33 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 69%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Asrock 970M Pro3

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	289x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	228x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	70x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	92x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	51x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	47x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	27x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 2x8GBUnknownBench 52%, 6,864 samples	35x
NMUD380D81-1600C 1x8GBUnknownBench 28%, 485 samples	26x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x

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Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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