Asrock 970 Extreme3

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 45.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	38.4% 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	52.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111117
Uptime	14.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '18 at 03:22
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Memory 69.9 1-Core 58.7 2-Core 96.2 48% 74.9 Pts	4-Core 124 8-Core 135 17% 130 Pts	64-Core 137 8% 137 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.4% Below average	Lighting 39.5 Reflection 68 Parallax 84.3 32% 63.9 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 63.1 Splatting 56.1 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Pyro SE 120GB-$120 346 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 332A SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 82 84 66 67 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 356 Write 106 Mixed 126 SusWrite 75.6 36% 166 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 56.1 4K Mixed 30.4 82% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 123 101% 146 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 81%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 20GB free Firmware: 60AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 38 22 32 23 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 72 Write 155 Mixed 90 SusWrite 34.5 20% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 22.8 94% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 143 109% 147 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 201GB free Firmware: 17.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 112 115 116 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 92.7 Write 95.3 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 112 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 9,885 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 10.6 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 8.2 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 69%

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

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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 $109Bench 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 $273	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 $179	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) $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