Asrock 970A-G/3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	49.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970A-G/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160112
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '20 at 17:38
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Memory 66 1-Core 57.8 2-Core 93.5 46% 72.4 Pts	4-Core 151 8-Core 183 22% 167 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.3.1 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.3% Average	Lighting 61.6 Reflection 60.3 Parallax 76 50% 66 fps	MRender 62.9 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 51.1 48% 59.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 18 17 18 22 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 156 163 168 168 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 137 Write 150 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 162 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 182% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Dark-1600 4x8GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.4% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 13.8 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 7.8 20% 6.97 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 66%

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

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Typical 970A-G/3.1 Builds (Compare 351 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970A-G/3.1

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	112x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	112x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	80x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	17x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	16x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	4x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 27%, 2,515 samples	34x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 9,944 samples	20x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	9x

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Total price: $269

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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