Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.5% 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)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140605
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	May 20 '21 at 10:36
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 70.9 2-Core 140 59% 97 Pts	4-Core 254 8-Core 381 40% 318 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.5% Below average	Lighting 49.4 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 55.2 40% 45.7 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 51.5 Splatting 25.9 29% 36.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 374 Write 229 Mixed 240 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 37.1 4K Mixed 29 98% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 40.6 DQ Write 92.3 DQ Mixed 50.4 43% 61.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD WD6400AAVS-00G9B1 640GB 3,696 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 346GB free Firmware: 05.04E05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 62 42 66 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 67.7 Write 68.2 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 61 44% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 12GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	34.8% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 11.1 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 8.1 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 55%

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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 466 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	157x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	111x
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 $38Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16