Asrock 970 Extreme3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	50.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '23 at 17:17
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th 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 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Memory 78.1 1-Core 60.9 2-Core 109 52% 82.6 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 273 28% 228 Pts	64-Core 292 18% 292 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.7.2 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.1% Above average	Lighting 62.5 Reflection 60.6 Parallax 86.6 51% 69.9 fps	MRender 64.2 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 46.7 49% 61 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 17 19 17 20 13 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 29% Great: 48%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 593GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 110 110 110 112 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 118 Write 111 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 110 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 68%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 767GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 96 96 96 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 89 Write 95.4 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 95.1 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL51264BA1339.16FD 4x4GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.9% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 15 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 11.4 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 84.1 48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 52%

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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: 0P 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	69	58	60	20"	1280 720	DEL406C DELL E2011H

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 28%

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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 $90Bench 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 $269	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 $177	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