Asrock 960GM/U3S3 FX

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	25.3% 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)
Boot Drive	43.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 960GM/U3S3 FX (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '19 at 03:17
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 55.9 2-Core 112 55% 85.6 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 224 30% 224 Pts	64-Core 226 14% 226 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.3% Poor	Lighting 14 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 27.9 11% 37.3 fps	MRender 75.1 Gravity 65.7 Splatting 55 52% 65.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 129 89 62 51 88 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.5% Average	Read 194 Write 127 Mixed 151 SusWrite 102 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 23 91% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 24.8 DQ Write 54.6 DQ Mixed 29.8 26% 36.4 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 725GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 180 184 182 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 135 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 182 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL0 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL0 8GB 816 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 7.8 MC Mixed 12.5 34% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 9 22% 7.73 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 47%

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

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Workstation 16%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 960GM/U3S3 FX - $131

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	40x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	7x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	7x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	12x
GTX 650-TiNvidia $152Bench 14%, 36,698 samples	4x
R9 270XAMD $199Bench 27%, 77,943 samples	4x

SSD
Burst 120GBPatriotBench 66%, 15,567 samples	4x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	4x
VERTEX3 60GBOCZBench 60%, 3,574 samples	2x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	3x
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 8GBUnknownBench 38%, 2,343 samples	3x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $237

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