Asrock 890GX Extreme3

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 890GX Extreme3 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20101006
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '20 at 20:22
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

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 Phenom II X4 945 12,746 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	55% Above average	Memory 80.6 1-Core 44 2-Core 87.2 47% 70.6 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 169 23% 171 Pts	64-Core 168 10% 168 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% PowerColor(148C 3000) 3GB CLim: 960 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	31.5% Below average	Lighting 42.1 Reflection 35.3 Parallax 54.5 34% 44 fps	MRender 31 Gravity 42.5 Splatting 24.2 26% 32.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 259GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 69 69 75 68 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 385 Write 304 Mixed 191 SusWrite 69.2 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 57.9 4K Mixed 32.6 109% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 31.2 DQ Write 92 DQ Mixed 41.8 38% 55 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 111%
OCZ AGILITY3 60GB 14,293 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 36GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 57 57 57 56 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 166 Write 58.9 Mixed 88.1 SusWrite 56.5 20% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 58.4 4K Mixed 26.4 98% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 26.5 DQ Write 57.9 DQ Mixed 31.7 27% 38.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 354GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 58 58 57 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 134 Write 102 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 57.2 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 340GB free Firmware: 50.0AB50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 72 73 69 69 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 81.2 Write 77.6 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 70 53% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 80GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 96 95 97 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 110 Write 98.9 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 95.4 69% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata F3-10666CL9-4GBNT0 F3-10666CL9-4GBNT0 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	32% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 11.8 31% 11 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 9 21% 7.27 GB/s	Latency 79.5 50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 32%

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

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Gaming 14%

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Desktop 62%

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Workstation 12%

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Motherboard: Asrock 890GX Extreme3

CPU
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	8x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	6x
Athlon II X4 640AMD $70Bench 45%, 18,839 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 750Nvidia $120Bench 15%, 66,662 samples	4x
Radeon HD 6950AMDBench 20%, 770 samples	2x
GeForce 9800 GTXNvidiaBench 8%, 3,983 samples	2x

SSD
MX500 250GBCrucial $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples	2x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	3x
F3-12800CL9-4GBXL0 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL0 8GBUnknownBench 36%, 611 samples	3x
99U5403-046.A00LF 9905403-439.A00LF 8GBKingstonBench 46%, 7 samples	2x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $400

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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