Asrock 960GM-VGS3 FX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 960GM-VGS3 FX  (all builds)
Memory1.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131002
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 24 '17 at 15:09
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 50%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X3 445-$100
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
43.5% Average
Memory 70
1-Core 45.3
2-Core 83.9
43% 66.4 Pts
4-Core 102
8-Core 98.3
14% 100 Pts
64-Core 119
7% 119 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350
Asus(1043 8387) 1.2GB
CLim: 742 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 382.5
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 25.2
Reflection 38.4
Parallax 28.4
21% 30.7 fps
Gravity 20.7
Splatting 26
21% 23.3 fps
Poor: 18% Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 161
Write 149
Mixed 27.1
81% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.76
4K Mixed 0.17
79% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 89%
Great: 103%
Seagate USB 500GB
51GB free, PID a013
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Read 22.8
Write 23.9
Mixed 9.06
23% 18.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.22
4K Write 0.53
4K Mixed 0.17
25% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR16D3LU1MNG/4G 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM 533 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.1% Very poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 5.6
18% 6.2 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 4.6
13% 4.47 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 960GM-VGS3 FX Builds (Compare 213 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock 960GM-VGS3 FX - $59

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $193
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