Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 45.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.38% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory1.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140605
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 23 '18 at 01:18
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X3 710
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
45.1% Average
Memory 72.7
1-Core 35.1
2-Core 71.3
40% 59.7 Pts
4-Core 104
8-Core 103
14% 104 Pts
64-Core 106
7% 106 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5670
Asus(1043 0356) 1GB
Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
6.38% Terrible
Lighting 7.77
Reflection 8.85
Parallax 6.12
6% 7.58 fps
MRender 9.05
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 9.13
6% 7.79 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.38%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
523GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
16.6% Very poor
Read 25.4
Write 32.5
Mixed 24.7
21% 27.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.06
4K Write 0.42
4K Mixed 0.1
22% 0.19 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Team-Elite-1333 Kingmax FLFE85F-B8KL9 Kingston 9905471-001.A01LF 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
22% Poor
MC Read 8.4
MC Write 6.2
MC Mixed 6.7
20% 7.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 5.6
SC Mixed 5.8
17% 5.93 GB/s
Latency 95.2
42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 Extreme3 R2.0 Builds (Compare 462 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $517
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