Asrock 970 Extreme3

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 57.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.1% 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	33.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120131
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '23 at 15:46
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 X4 980 1,088 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Memory 78.4 1-Core 57.3 2-Core 116 52% 84 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 218 29% 215 Pts	64-Core 217 13% 217 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36AE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.1% Below average	Lighting 43.8 Reflection 45.9 Parallax 41.4 36% 43.7 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 41.3 Splatting 36 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900210 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 119 123 48 125 46 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.2% Below average	Read 206 Write 135 Mixed 132 SusWrite 93.2 32% 142 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 28.4 4K Mixed 13.8 60% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 17.7 DQ Write 33.1 DQ Mixed 19.3 16% 23.4 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 279GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 119 123 48 125 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 137 Write 113 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 93.2 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 423GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 146 150 148 150 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 164 Write 147 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 146 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 16GB 1333, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	21% Poor	MC Read 7.2 MC Write 6 MC Mixed 6 18% 6.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 6.4 18% 6.37 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns

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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	66	56	60	19.7"	1280 720	HIT8012 X96W D-SUB

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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