Asrock 970 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.19% 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 Drive64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 29 '16 at 23:04
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8120
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Memory 76.2
1-Core 64.9
2-Core 123
54% 88 Pts
4-Core 199
8-Core 331
32% 265 Pts
64-Core 332
21% 332 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5750
Sapphire(174B E148) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
9.19% Terrible
Lighting 12
Reflection 9.5
Parallax 10
10% 10.5 fps
MRender 9.14
Gravity 8.6
Splatting 11
8% 9.58 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.19%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 118GB
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 434
Write 132
Mixed 188
55% 251 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 22.8
122% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 23.7
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 14.9
26% 47.4 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingmax FLFF65F-C8KL9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.1% Below average
MC Read 11
MC Write 10.4
MC Mixed 9.9
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 9.9
25% 8.83 GB/s
Latency 88
46% 88 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 - $82

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $370
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