Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	13.4% 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 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160531
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '18 at 06:08
Run Duration	371 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Memory 78.7 1-Core 63.5 2-Core 119 54% 87 Pts	4-Core 230 8-Core 396 38% 313 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 25,436 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Zotac(19DA 1184) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	8.4% Terrible	Lighting 9.73 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 8.28 8% 9.85 fps	MRender 13.1 Gravity 10.2 Splatting 11 9% 11.4 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.4% Great: 8%
AMD HD 5830 2,946 User benchmarks, average bench 13% XFX(1682 3070) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Lighting 18.2 Reflection 12.5 Parallax 16.9 15% 15.8 fps	MRender 10.8 Gravity 13.8 Splatting 14.4 11% 13 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 877GB free (System drive) Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 36 45 44 50 52 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 104 Write 96.2 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 44.5 55% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1.8 353% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 70%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 100GB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 32.2 Write 29.5 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 27.6 21% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.5 176% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 103%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 5GB free Firmware: 50.0AB50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 40 46 45 51 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Read 57 Write 49 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 46.3 32% 44.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 67%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 52GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 64 64 65 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	45% Average	Read 103 Write 130 Mixed 96.5 SusWrite 65.1 134% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 201% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 72%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 883 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 65 63 64 64 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 137 Write 104 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 64.4 118% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 73%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 45GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 64 65 65 66 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 115 Write 66.3 Mixed 72 SusWrite 64.8 101% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 74%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD050 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 466GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 26 26 25 26 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 26.5 Write 25.2 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 25.5 30% 22.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 18%
ST2000LM015-2E81 2TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 3GB free, PID 1068 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 58 Write 74 Mixed 82.3 97% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.5 125% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 30%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 1TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 13GB free, PID 0715 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 64 64 58 57 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 100 Write 99.7 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 62.1 96% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 3x8GB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 400 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.2% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 9.7 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 7.8 22% 7.7 GB/s	Latency 83.1 48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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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 $38Bench 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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Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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