Asrock 960GM-S3 FX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 47.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.86% 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 Drive21.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 960GM-S3 FX  (all builds)
Memory1.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110922
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 02 '19 at 17:46
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
47.1% Average
Memory 80.2
1-Core 42.8
2-Core 55.2
43% 59.4 Pts
4-Core 88.3
8-Core 71.1
11% 79.7 Pts
64-Core 164
10% 164 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 3800
PwrHis(1787 2244) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.86% Terrible
Lighting 7.9
Reflection 11
Parallax 2.72
6% 7.19 fps
MRender 7.71
Gravity 3.57
Splatting 14.7
8% 8.66 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.86%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX300-240 240GB
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 56 37 28 26 21 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
21.9% Poor
Read 184
Write 129
Mixed 136
SusWrite 45.3
28% 124 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 16.9
4K Mixed 1.5
39% 12.3 MB/s
DQ Read 0.2
DQ Write 52.7
DQ Mixed 13.9
15% 22.3 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM 533 MHz
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
24.1% Poor
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 5.3
MC Mixed 8.8
24% 8.4 GB/s
SC Read 2.3
SC Write 2.3
SC Mixed 4.3
8% 2.97 GB/s
Latency 80.1
50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 24.1%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 960GM-S3 FX Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock 960GM-S3 FX

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