Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	64.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140605
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '20 at 09:57
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 71.4 2-Core 131 59% 95.8 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 423 40% 332 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FF3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 148 Parallax 185 101% 152 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 160 Splatting 113 124% 158 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 55 39 53 36 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 394 Write 376 Mixed 298 SusWrite 64.6 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 60.1 4K Mixed 39.4 133% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 41.3 DQ Write 92.3 DQ Mixed 51.9 44% 61.8 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 56GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 325 338 334 341 344 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 365 Write 351 Mixed 301 SusWrite 328 76% 336 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 49 4K Mixed 35.3 115% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 36.3 DQ Write 89.5 DQ Mixed 48.8 41% 58.2 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 50GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 57 44 53 36 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 396 Write 372 Mixed 326 SusWrite 66.5 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 62.8 4K Mixed 43.7 140% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 42 DQ Write 94.5 DQ Mixed 55.7 46% 64.1 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 124%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 758GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 87 Write 98 Mixed 52.5 59% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 59%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 179GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 50 50 51 51 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	29.1% Poor	Read 51 Write 46.8 Mixed 36.2 SusWrite 50 34% 46 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.3% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 7.9 24% 8.53 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 8.5 23% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 23%

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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	155x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 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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Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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