Asrock 970 Extreme3

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	39.8% 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	54.6% 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 06:55
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 72.5 2-Core 135 60% 97 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 399 40% 324 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% MSI(1462 2774) 3GB CLim: 1160 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Lighting 56.1 Reflection 28.6 Parallax 58 46% 47.6 fps	MRender 32.2 Gravity 50.2 Splatting 24.9 28% 35.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 39%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 313GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 203 216 214 171 226 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 383 Write 285 Mixed 226 SusWrite 207 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 37.2 4K Mixed 20.3 82% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 27 DQ Write 56.1 DQ Mixed 29.4 26% 37.5 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.3% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 8.7 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 10 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	27"	1280 720	GSM58C8 E2742

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Typical 970 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

Raft

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 - $82

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	40x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	39x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	22x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	20x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	14x
HD 7850AMD $174Bench 19%, 49,592 samples	9x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	11x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	6x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $370

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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