Asrock 960GM/U3S3 FX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
Graphics1.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive53.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsrock 960GM/U3S3 FX  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20131002
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateJan 08 '15 at 18:46
Run Duration363 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 69.7
2-Core 128
46% 99 Pts
4-Core 241
8-Core 435
41% 338 Pts
64-Core 438
27% 438 Pts
Poor: 47% Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
PwrHis(1787 2291) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.9001.1001
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.08% Terrible
Lighting 1.33
Reflection 1.46
Parallax 1.59
1% 1.46 fps
MRender 1.57
Gravity 0.83
Splatting 1.48
1% 1.29 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.08%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 345
Write 324
Mixed 333
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 11.6
63% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 14.1
DQ Write 45.6
DQ Mixed 11.7
14% 23.8 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 101%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
80GB free
Firmware: 12.01C01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 80.8
Write 80.6
Mixed 79
60% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 2.01
4K Mixed 0.34
101% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 69%
ASMT 2115 120GB
49GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 124
Mixed 129
170% 137 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 33.2
4K Mixed 10.4
1,538% 19.7 MB/s
DQ Read 17.8
DQ Write 26
DQ Mixed 14.1
1,431% 19.3 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 155%
Great: 246%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28
22GB free, PID 5580
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 138
Write 112
Mixed 118
153% 122 MB/s
4K Read 8.33
4K Write 8.12
4K Mixed 4
443% 6.81 MB/s
DQ Read 8.56
DQ Write 8.72
DQ Mixed 3.9
461% 7.06 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 93%
Seagate FreeAgent 1.5TB
12GB free, PID 3008
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
12.9% Very poor
Read 24.2
Write 23
Mixed 23.5
30% 23.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.41
4K Mixed 0.33
60% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 12.9%
Great: 20%
WDC WD10 EADS-00L5B1 1TB
10GB free, PID 0c25
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
13.7% Very poor
Read 24.5
Write 22.5
Mixed 23.5
30% 23.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.26
68% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.7%
Great: 24%
WD My Book 1TB
2GB free, PID null
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Read 23.3
Write 22.4
Mixed 22.5
29% 22.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 2.65
4K Mixed 0.35
104% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 22%
Typical 960GM/U3S3 FX Builds (Compare 93 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 960GM/U3S3 FX - $131

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $237
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