Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
Processor	With 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 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	45.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	24.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130729
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '19 at 17:38
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T-$340 12,769 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 84.9 1-Core 46 2-Core 91.1 49% 74 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 252 27% 217 Pts	64-Core 257 16% 257 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% MSI(1462 3080) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.10.2 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.5% Average	Lighting 49.5 Reflection 49.1 Parallax 39 40% 45.9 fps	MRender 60.2 Gravity 63.1 Splatting 76 55% 66.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston SUV400S37 240GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0211A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 96 92 97 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 314 Write 264 Mixed 235 SusWrite 93.5 51% 226 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.3 23% 5.87 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 85%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 613GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 97 98 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 91 Write 79.8 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 96.4 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 62%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 419GB free Firmware: 1805 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 26 24 25 24 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	8.79% Terrible	Read 6.5 Write 19 Mixed 11.3 SusWrite 24.1 11% 15.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 21% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 8.79% Great: 66%
531 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 5GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	0.64% Terrible	Read 2 Write 1.3 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 1.6 2% 1.67 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 0.64% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KRE-D3U1600M/8G 2x8GB 1,548 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22.4% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 5.8 MC Mixed 6.8 20% 7.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 3.5 SC Mixed 5.6 14% 4.8 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

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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 $37Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16