Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	41.4% 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	The 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.
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 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
OS	Windows 8
BIOS Date	20131002
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '16 at 04:36
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core-$150 8,564 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.55 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67% Good	Memory 92.5 1-Core 79.3 2-Core 150 66% 107 Pts	4-Core 243 8-Core 244 32% 243 Pts	64-Core 245 15% 245 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Asus R9 380X 46 User benchmarks, average bench 38% Asus(1043 04F5) ≥ 4GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1301.0 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Lighting 51.5 Reflection 56.7 Parallax 68.5 42% 58.9 fps	MRender 53.9 Gravity 52 Splatting 44 40% 50 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 41%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$31 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 28GB free Firmware: SC13 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 154279149 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 99 1 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 90 60 0 (09) Power-on hours count 62 62 33975 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 849 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 87 87 13 (BE) vendor-specific 71 44 52027719709 (C2) HDA temperature 29 56 77309411357 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 39 15 154279149 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	47.4% Average	Read 85.1 Write 80.1 Mixed 25 46% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.34 78% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 60%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 21GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 162 157 4875 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3141 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 49 49 37925 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1027 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 324 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 723764 (C2) HDA temperature 116 96 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	33.6% Below average	Read 68.7 Write 48 Mixed 11.7 31% 42.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.87 4K Mixed 0.34 96% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 49%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$70 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: JP4OA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 94 (03) Spinup time 134 134 21491745077 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4600 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 30 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 17217 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3064 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 4648 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 4648 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 210454118431 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 974	54.3% Above average	Read 93.4 Write 95.9 Mixed 33.3 54% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.26 4K Mixed 0.3 75% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB 14,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.9% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 18.2 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 15.5 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 64%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical 970 Extreme3 R2.0 Builds (Compare 467 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	157x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	112x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 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 $278Bench 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 $36Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359