Asrock 970 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics64.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120131
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 12 '20 at 23:40
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Memory 95.3
1-Core 79.8
2-Core 157
68% 111 Pts
4-Core 254
8-Core 472
43% 363 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Palit(1569 13C0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
64.4% Good
Lighting 82.5
Reflection 83.4
Parallax 80.5
67% 82.2 fps
MRender 78.4
Gravity 74.2
Splatting 65.7
59% 72.8 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 400
Write 343
Mixed 8.5
55% 250 MB/s
4K Read 11.4
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.2
20% 5.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 92%
OCZ AGILITY3 60GB
11GB free
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 71 71 62 63 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
27.1% Poor
Read 103
Write 81.3
Mixed 99.5
SusWrite 65.3
20% 87.3 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 10.7
4K Mixed 15.2
60% 16.2 MB/s
DQ Read 25.8
DQ Write 12.1
DQ Mixed 16.9
13% 18.3 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 51%
Intenso Sata III 480GB
39GB free
Firmware: P0510E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 71 71 63 63 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 333
Write 306
Mixed 272
SusWrite 65.5
55% 244 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 50.1
4K Mixed 26.5
96% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 25.2
DQ Write 67
DQ Mixed 29.3
27% 40.5 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 101%
Samsung HM250JI 250GB
60GB free
Firmware: HS100-08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
23.2% Poor
Read 46.5
Write 49.7
Mixed 32.3
SusWrite 33.9
30% 40.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
58.5% Above average
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 21.4
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 13.9
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 56
71% 56 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 - $82

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $370
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