Asrock 970 Extreme3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130731
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '22 at 20:46
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 64.2 2-Core 123 56% 89.4 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 332 35% 279 Pts	64-Core 335 21% 335 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 8A90) ≥ 4GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	3.27% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 4.5 Parallax 1.3 3% 3.27 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 4.6 Splatting 3.6 3% 4.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.27% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ VERTEX2 60GB 4,861 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.37 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 45.6 Write 50.4 Mixed 51.6 11% 49.2 MB/s	4K Read 12.6 4K Write 33.1 4K Mixed 8.9 48% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 16.5 DQ Write 42.7 DQ Mixed 13.4 15% 24.2 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 51%
Seagate ST350041 500GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 173GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 64 62 61 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 71.4 Write 62.5 Mixed 41.6 SusWrite 62.8 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 272GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 146 170 167 158 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 134 Write 147 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 156 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 106%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 181 181 185 183 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 183 Mixed 20.1 SusWrite 183 101% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 8,627 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23% Poor	MC Read 7.4 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 6.8 20% 7.03 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 7.8 20% 7 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 71%

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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 $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) $29	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