Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160531
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '21 at 04:57
Run Duration	520 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 X6 1055T-$175 23,835 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.1% Above average	Memory 85.9 1-Core 51.6 2-Core 99.9 52% 79.1 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 259 27% 218 Pts	64-Core 253 16% 253 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 620 17,163 User benchmarks, average bench 2% PNY(196E 0F01) 1GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 267 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	2.21% Terrible	Lighting 2.7 Reflection 3.4 Parallax 2 2% 2.7 fps	MRender 2.3 Gravity 4 Splatting 2.1 2% 2.8 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.21% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Asrock RAM Disk 1GB 1GB free Firmware: 1.00 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 2,432 Write 2,191 Mixed 2,278 514% 2,301 MB/s	4K Read 235 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 216 738% 217 MB/s	DQ Read 523 DQ Write 450 DQ Mixed 483 363% 485 MB/s

WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 22 50 59 49 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 58.1 Write 68.4 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 46 42% 56.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 102 107 106 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 91.2 Write 75.7 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 104 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 30 54 60 52 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 110 Write 83.8 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 49.4 55% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 67%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 139 137 138 138 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.2% Above average	Read 134 Write 132 Mixed 98.8 SusWrite 138 170% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 106% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-111.A00LF 9905403-111.A00LF 12GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23% Poor	MC Read 7.4 MC Write 6.3 MC Mixed 7.3 20% 7 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 5.8 18% 6.27 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 31%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 18: 1R 2G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
18%	8%	126	53	40	60	27"	1536 864	DEL41E7 DELL S2721HGF

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 19%

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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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16