Asrock 970M Pro3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 55.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	96.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970M Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	15.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.1 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '20 at 22:27
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Memory 79.5 1-Core 62.8 2-Core 116 54% 86.3 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 283 28% 227 Pts	64-Core 314 20% 314 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 358GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 407 407 408 433 419 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 413 Mixed 267 SusWrite 413 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 71.7 4K Mixed 44.7 127% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 190 161% 235 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 111%
Drevo X1 pro 1TB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 445GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 383 379 280 20 209 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 487 Write 403 Mixed 374 SusWrite 277 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 25.5 110% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 39 69% 133 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 97%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2.5TB free Firmware: MKAOA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 150 151 151 152 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 150 Write 151 Mixed 81 SusWrite 151 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 87%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$38 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 210 203 210 211 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 118 Mixed 29 SusWrite 209 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 108%
Hitachi HCS5C2020ALA632 2TB 1,802 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 207GB free Firmware: ML6OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 79 80 80 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 18.5 Write 59.2 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 79.1 38% 51.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 75%
Hitachi HDS724020ALE640 2TB 551 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 839GB free Firmware: MJ6OA5K0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 131 128 130 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 131 Write 128 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 129 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6AFR8A-PB HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB Micron 18KSF51272AZ-1G6K1 20GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	MC Read 7.4 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 6.2 20% 6.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 5.8 17% 6.03 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 39%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

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 $90Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16