Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.9% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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.

High background CPU (28%). 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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160201
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '19 at 11:20
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	63.1% Good	Memory 80.1 1-Core 69.3 2-Core 134 58% 94.6 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 385 39% 317 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8616) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Lighting 35.9 Reflection 25.7 Parallax 32.2 29% 31.2 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 33.9 Splatting 32.2 28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,553 Write 2,696 Mixed 2,821 672% 3,023 MB/s	4K Read 292 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 158 754% 219 MB/s	DQ Read 618 DQ Write 466 DQ Mixed 541 405% 542 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 288GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 55 55 54 52 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 76.5 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 55.2 46% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 59%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 497GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 80 79 81 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 99 Write 87.3 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 79.9 61% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 59%
WDC WD10 EZRX-00L4HB0 1TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 45GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 31 Write 31.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 18.2 37% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 22%
Seagate M3 Portable 2TB 615 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 290GB free, PID 61b5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 30 Write 32 Mixed 22.8 SusWrite 18.2 34% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 75% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 9905471-084.A00LF 16GB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.5% Average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 16 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 11.3 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 62%

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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%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	157x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	112x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 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 $278Bench 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 $36Bench 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 i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16