Asrock 970 Pro3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics14.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive43.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsrock 970 Pro3  (all builds)
Memory7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20120830
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMar 22 '17 at 17:29
Run Duration425 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 945
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
56.5% Above average
Memory 83.2
1-Core 44.3
2-Core 88.3
48% 71.9 Pts
4-Core 176
8-Core 176
24% 176 Pts
64-Core 176
11% 176 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
Gigabyte(1458 3642) 2GB
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.19
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Lighting 17.8
Reflection 14
Parallax 14.5
14% 15.4 fps
MRender 22.9
Gravity 19.2
Splatting 16.6
16% 19.6 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-000L7 256GB
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT09L6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 445
Write 42.7
Mixed 75.4
40% 188 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 42.2
4K Mixed 12.2
74% 26.1 MB/s
DQ Read 32.6
DQ Write 48.8
DQ Mixed 10.9
17% 30.8 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 91%
Samsung SP2504C 250GB-$29
231GB free
Firmware: VT100-33 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
39.6% Below average
Read 67
Write 70.8
Mixed 66.3
51% 68 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.76
4K Mixed 0.43
104% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 38%
General USB Flash Disk 8GB
6GB free, PID 800e
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
4.18% Terrible
Read 19
Write 3.69
Mixed 5.23
9% 9.32 MB/s
4K Read 2.57
4K Write 0.003
4K Mixed 0.003
10% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.18%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Goodram GR1333D364L9/8G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24.2% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 7
22% 7.57 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 6.6
19% 6.67 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 24.2%
Great: 30%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 22%
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Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
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Motherboard: Asrock 970 Pro3 - $18

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $207
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