Asrock 960GC-GS FX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 12%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.48% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
MotherboardAsrock 960GC-GS FX  (all builds)
Memory1 GB free of 2 GB
Display1280 x 960 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130712
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 10 '19 at 08:37
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 270-$20
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
27.4% Poor
Memory 51.5
1-Core 11
2-Core 22.6
22% 28.4 Pts
4-Core 21.7
8-Core 21.9
3% 21.8 Pts
64-Core 22.3
1% 22.3 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
ASRock(1849 9616) 256MB
Driver: atidxx32.dll Ver. 8.56.1.16
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.48% Terrible
Lighting 0.53
Reflection 0.96
Parallax 0.34
0% 0.61 fps
MRender 0.76
Gravity 0.2
Splatting 1
0% 0.65 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.48%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD800BD-22MRA1 80GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 35 43 47 43 49 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
23.1% Poor
Read 38.7
Write 37.5
Mixed 27.6
SusWrite 41.6
27% 36.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
101% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR2 52217 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
11% Very poor
MC Read 4.4
MC Write 2.7
MC Mixed 3.9
10% 3.67 GB/s
SC Read 1.3
SC Write 1.9
SC Mixed 1.7
5% 1.63 GB/s
Latency 155
26% 155 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11%
Great: 26%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 960GC-GS FX Builds (Compare 130 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock 960GC-GS FX - $122

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $197
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