Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	26% 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	56.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160531
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '19 at 06:44
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Memory 82.7 1-Core 60.8 2-Core 120 55% 87.8 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 274 30% 239 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 945 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	26% Poor	Lighting 32.6 Reflection 29.4 Parallax 39.8 27% 33.9 fps	MRender 26.7 Gravity 27.3 Splatting 34.9 25% 29.6 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500240G 240GB 13,649 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: 003056R6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 98 84 114 81 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 350 Write 331 Mixed 253 SusWrite 117 59% 263 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 47.7 4K Mixed 31.5 106% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 34.6 DQ Write 78 DQ Mixed 41.6 36% 51.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 423GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 175 178 176 174 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 97.2 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 176 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 147GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 117 117 117 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 116 Write 122 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 117 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.8% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 14.9 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 10.5 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 67%

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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	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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16