Asrock 990FX Extreme3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.7% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 990FX Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121012
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 26 '20 at 23:10
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8120
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
43.9% Average
Memory 59.3
1-Core 33.4
2-Core 75
36% 55.9 Pts
4-Core 156
8-Core 226
24% 191 Pts
64-Core 287
18% 287 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520
EVGA(3842 1529) 2GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 358.50
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
1.7% Terrible
Lighting 2.13
Reflection 2.35
Parallax 0.56
2% 1.68 fps
MRender 2.1
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 1.61
2% 2.02 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.7%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
420GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 57 88 100 80 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 48.3
Write 58.8
Mixed 40.2
SusWrite 79.3
42% 56.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.3
77% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
24% Poor
MC Read 8
MC Write 8.5
MC Mixed 8.4
24% 8.3 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 7
18% 6.3 GB/s
Latency 130
31% 130 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 24%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 990FX Extreme3 Builds (Compare 298 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock 990FX Extreme3 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 39% - Below average Total price: $775
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