Asrock 970A-G/3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 55.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics30.7% 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 Drive21.5% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 970A-G/3.1  (all builds)
Memory18.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160112
Uptime24.1 Days
Run DateMar 08 '20 at 08:48
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%
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 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
55.5% Above average
Memory 79.3
1-Core 58.6
2-Core 92
50% 76.6 Pts
4-Core 177
8-Core 233
26% 205 Pts
64-Core 231
14% 231 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Zotac(19DA A454) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
30.7% Below average
Lighting 37.9
Reflection 30.1
Parallax 36.8
31% 34.9 fps
MRender 38.1
Gravity 37.7
Splatting 35.7
30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 120GB-$80
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFZ10.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 39 3.4 27 15 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
21.5% Poor
Read 452
Write 90.2
Mixed 84.8
SusWrite 34.5
36% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 0.5
5% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 21.5%
Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
433GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 144 146 145 145 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Read 153
Write 144
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 142
87% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
298GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 66 67 66 67 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
47.9% Average
Read 100
Write 79.5
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 66.6
59% 79.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-14900CL10-8GBXL F3-12800CL10-8GBXL F3-14900CL10-8GBXL F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 32GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.6% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 12.8
MC Mixed 14.8
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 7.3
SC Mixed 10.8
24% 8.37 GB/s
Latency 81.9
49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A-G/3.1 Builds (Compare 350 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970A-G/3.1

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