Asrock 970 Performance

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26% 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 Drive	66% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asrock 970 Performance (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 02:56
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	17%

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-8370E-$471 5,639 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Memory 87.6 1-Core 62.8 2-Core 111 56% 87 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 340 33% 272 Pts	64-Core 346 21% 346 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1497 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26% Poor	Lighting 30 Reflection 28.1 Parallax 40.6 24% 32.9 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 37.5 Splatting 31.8 29% 36.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 254 243 239 245 261 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 452 Write 254 Mixed 243 SusWrite 244 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 23.4 85% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 88.2 DQ Mixed 129 102% 146 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 86%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 85 82 91 88 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 75.9 Write 83.7 Mixed 42.4 SusWrite 83.6 52% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.3 69% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 100%
TDKMedia Trans-It Drive 16GB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 062a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 8.3 15 13 6.4 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	6.53% Terrible	Read 16.6 Write 7 Mixed 6 SusWrite 9.9 12% 9.88 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.53% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 16,472 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.5% Average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 17.2 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 13.2 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 63%

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

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Typical 970 Performance Builds (Compare 57 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 16%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 14%

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Motherboard: Asrock 970 Performance

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	20x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	15x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	12x

GPU
R7 370AMD $153Bench 21%, 39,178 samples	3x
HD 7870AMD $203Bench 26%, 42,130 samples	3x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	3x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
Savage 240GBHyperX $120Bench 89%, 39,518 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	2x

RAM
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GBUnknownBench 39%, 75 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 32%, 29,968 samples	2x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	2x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $311

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16