Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	22.1% 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)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140605
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '20 at 05:34
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Memory 80.6 1-Core 65.1 2-Core 125 56% 90.2 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 258 30% 235 Pts	64-Core 268 17% 268 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Lighting 25.8 Reflection 24.6 Parallax 32.1 21% 27.5 fps	MRender 34.4 Gravity 29.9 Splatting 26.1 24% 30.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST240HM000-1G5152 240GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: C675 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 39 47 43 41 47 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 88%
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105 18,464 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 14GB free Firmware: 13.03G13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 51 51 51 51 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 50 Write 50.3 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 50.4 35% 46.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 33%
WDC WD64 00AAKS-00A7B0 640GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 69GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 27.8 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 12.6 31% 23.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 21%
ST2000DL 003-9VT166 2TB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 104GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	9.38% Terrible	Read 29.8 Write 30.2 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 12.7 31% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 50% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 9.38% Great: 58%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 29.3 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 12.7 32% 24.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.9% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 12.2 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 9.6 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 79.5 50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 59%

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

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	157x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	112x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	65x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	43x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	24x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	23x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	10x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	13x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	11x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	9x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16