Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 61.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	47.7% 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 Drive	The 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140605
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 01:00
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing as expected (47^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 63.6 2-Core 111 56% 87.7 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 208 27% 204 Pts	64-Core 227 14% 227 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.7% Average	Lighting 54.3 Reflection 61.2 Parallax 87.1 44% 67.5 fps	MRender 61.2 Gravity 55.4 Splatting 77.7 54% 64.8 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HDS721050DLE630 500GB 10,673 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS1OA650 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 60 55 52 84 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 122 Write 107 Mixed 24 SusWrite 65.2 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 111% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 82%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 758GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 158 158 160 159 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 142 Write 150 Mixed 104 SusWrite 158 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 353GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 102 98 101 108 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 76.5 Write 46.3 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 101 51% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 99[2/7/4]083(F/R) F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 99[2/7/4]083(F/R) 16GB 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.2% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 15.7 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 10.6 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns

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

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Typical 970 Extreme3 R2.0 Builds (Compare 463 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	155x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	110x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 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 $132Bench 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 $37Bench 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 i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16