Asrock 970 Extreme3

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 56.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	11.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	72.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111117
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '24 at 14:28
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 X6 1055T-$175 23,835 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Memory 79.5 1-Core 52.2 2-Core 103 50% 78.3 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 266 28% 222 Pts	64-Core 266 16% 266 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6790 4,043 User benchmarks, average bench 11% PwrHis(1787 2010) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Lighting 15 Reflection 15.6 Parallax 13.7 12% 14.8 fps	MRender 12.3 Gravity 11.2 Splatting 11.1 9% 11.5 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 12%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN256HAJQ-000H1 256GB 1,495 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: MVT04H3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 253 262 251 248 251 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 298 Write 249 Mixed 244 SusWrite 253 59% 261 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 41.5 136% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 39 DQ Write 89.2 DQ Mixed 51.6 43% 59.9 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.2% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 11.3 30% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 8.9 21% 7.3 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 63%

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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	64	53	60	21.5"	1280 720	DELA05A DELL ST2210

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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%

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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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16