Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	90.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160531
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '20 at 19:35
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	59% Above average	Memory 84.2 1-Core 61.1 2-Core 116 55% 87 Pts	4-Core 186 8-Core 258 28% 222 Pts	64-Core 250 16% 250 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Zotac(19DA 2445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.7% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 133 Parallax 126 92% 124 fps	MRender 95.3 Gravity 121 Splatting 103 87% 106 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 468 Write 434 Mixed 296 89% 400 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 61.3 4K Mixed 40.7 138% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 150 140% 216 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 90 93 93 94 94 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 119 Write 87.3 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 91.5 70% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 84%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 288GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 86 90 93 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 88.8 Write 86 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 89.1 58% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R738G1869U2S 2x8GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.1% Average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 16.8 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 12.3 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.1% 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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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%

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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

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Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16