Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160531
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '17 at 05:31
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$125 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 85 1-Core 68.4 2-Core 121 58% 91.4 Pts	4-Core 221 8-Core 372 36% 297 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Sapphire(174B E263) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1080 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.6.2 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 4% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 766GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 182 175 5891 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5279 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 21593 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5203 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1191 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 6 6 583416 (C2) HDA temperature 123 103 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1446 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	42.9% Average	Read 78.5 Write 70.9 Mixed 22.9 42% 57.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.12 4K Mixed 0.27 76% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 57%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 392GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 140 137 3991 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5170 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10646 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5165 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 379 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5170 (C2) HDA temperature 112 85 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	98.4% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 168 Mixed 108 111% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 5.66 4K Mixed 0.65 207% 2.34 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 59%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 160GB-$34 2,739 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 392GB free Firmware: GMBOA52A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 103 103 17192911047 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4705 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 19906 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3298 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5318 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5318 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 231928758300 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 939	101% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 175 Mixed 117 116% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.81 4K Mixed 0.72 221% 2.44 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 41%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 160GB-$34 2,739 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 392GB free Firmware: GMBOA52A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 108 108 12897288380 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2669 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 17223 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2215 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 3434 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 3434 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 244813201437 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 2 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	101% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 175 Mixed 146 124% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 5.81 4K Mixed 0.7 214% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-8GBNT Samsung M378B5673EH1-CH9 Samsung M378B5673EH1-CH9 Samsung M378B5673EH1-CH9 14GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	35% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 10.8 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10.8 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 42%

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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	112x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 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 $278Bench 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 $36Bench 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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Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $291	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369