Asrock 970A-G/3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 55.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics16.7% 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 Drive68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock 970A-G/3.1  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 19 '22 at 09:41
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8120
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Memory 78.1
1-Core 58
2-Core 115
52% 83.6 Pts
4-Core 177
8-Core 296
29% 237 Pts
64-Core 295
18% 295 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Zotac(19DA 1384) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
16.7% Very poor
Lighting 20.5
Reflection 17.7
Parallax 20.3
17% 19.5 fps
MRender 24.6
Gravity 22
Splatting 16.5
17% 21 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.7%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SDVPSA21R0128C 128GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0511A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 280 290 307 313 314 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
68.8% Good
Read 406
Write 244
Mixed 270
SusWrite 287
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 63.1
4K Mixed 20.8
99% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 72.3
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 39.8
54% 95.6 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37
2TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 192 188 191 191 192 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 128
Mixed 86
SusWrite 189
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 104%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-559A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46% Average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 16
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.2
28% 9.77 GB/s
Latency 84.1
48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 46%
Great: 100%

 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 351 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $265
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