Asrock 970 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 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 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics74.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive71% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130731
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJul 02 '17 at 16:57
Run Duration251 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
65.3% Good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 71.2
2-Core 137
59% 97 Pts
4-Core 259
8-Core 415
41% 337 Pts
64-Core 421
26% 421 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4991) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.1% Very good
Lighting 94.2
Reflection 101
Parallax 99.7
77% 98.1 fps
MRender 85.9
Gravity 86.2
Splatting 81.3
69% 84.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
110GB free
Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
51.8% Above average
Read 312
Write 178
Mixed 212
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 51.9
4K Mixed 15.7
88% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 34.5
DQ Write 88.1
DQ Mixed 14.1
24% 45.6 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 87%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$65
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 400
Write 375
Mixed 276
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 49.7
4K Mixed 22
97% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 36.8
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 23.1
31% 53.8 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71%
Great: 119%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
34% Below average
Read 59.7
Write 58.2
Mixed 52.7
43% 56.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 2.32
4K Mixed 0.27
104% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 34%
Great: 84%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB
894GB free
Firmware: 01.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 51%
WD WD3000HLHX-01JJPV0 300GB
49GB free
Firmware: 04.05G04 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 122
Write 107
Mixed 28
62% 85.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.95
4K Write 3.13
4K Mixed 0.56
160% 1.55 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.6% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 14.4
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 10.2
26% 9.07 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 274 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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