Asrock 970 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics46.4% 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)
Boot Drive33.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120131
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 08 '16 at 21:54
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.4% Good
Memory 89.7
1-Core 55.1
2-Core 109
55% 84.6 Pts
4-Core 218
8-Core 218
29% 218 Pts
64-Core 219
14% 219 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 (SLI Disabled)
Nvidia(10DE 095B) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7270
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
46.4% Average
Lighting 65.5
Reflection 35.6
Parallax 46.6
53% 49.2 fps
MRender 48.9
Gravity 40.8
Splatting 34
33% 41.2 fps
Poor: 28%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ AGILITY3 60GB
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
33.2% Below average
Read 151
Write 50.8
Mixed 74
20% 92 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 50.7
4K Mixed 11.1
77% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 28
DQ Write 56.9
DQ Mixed 10.3
17% 31.7 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 51%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
111GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
46% Average
Read 74.8
Write 85.1
Mixed 36.9
48% 65.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 2.49
4K Mixed 0.41
122% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 46%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.8% Below average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 8.4
MC Mixed 13.7
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 6.8
SC Mixed 10
23% 8.17 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 - $82

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $370
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