Asrock 970 Extreme3

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
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 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	17.9% 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	94.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 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	Sep 30 '21 at 22:31
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68% Good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 60.1 2-Core 144 59% 96.7 Pts	4-Core 270 8-Core 427 43% 349 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 293A) 1GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Lighting 21.2 Reflection 26.6 Parallax 31 17% 26.3 fps	MRender 24.2 Gravity 21.2 Splatting 24 19% 23.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 270 287 291 290 285 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 394 Mixed 368 SusWrite 298 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 48.2 148% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 260 195% 261 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 124%
Samsung 870 Evo 250GB-$45 14,082 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 171GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 365 399 290 306 321 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 408 Mixed 404 SusWrite 348 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 44.4 158% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 172 151% 226 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.8% Average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 17.7 52% 18 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 13.2 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 88%

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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	40"	1280 720	SAM0C39 SAMSUNG

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Typical 970 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 274 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 - $82

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	40x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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 $94Bench 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 i5-12600K $176	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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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