Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 46.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140605
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 30 '18 at 04:50
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X3 710
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
46.5% Average
Memory 75.8
1-Core 36.7
2-Core 74.5
42% 62.3 Pts
4-Core 103
8-Core 108
14% 105 Pts
64-Core 106
6% 106 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Asus(1043 84E1) 2GB
CLim: 1546 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.43
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 24.9
Reflection 20.1
Parallax 23.4
20% 22.8 fps
Gravity 22.7
Splatting 20.3
19% 21.5 fps
Poor: 16% Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
396GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 161
Mixed 156
129% 171 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 2.48
4K Mixed 0.22
102% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 107GB
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 98.9
Write 97.9
Mixed 88.9
72% 95.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.21
66% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Team-Elite-1333 Kingmax FLFE85F-B8KL9 Kingston 9905471-001.A01LF 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
29.6% Poor
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 7.2
MC Mixed 10.4
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 7.2
19% 6.6 GB/s
Latency 88.8
45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 970 Extreme3 R2.0 Builds (Compare 466 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $517
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