Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 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 57.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	50.9% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131002
Uptime	17.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '19 at 07:36
Run Duration	1777 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	65%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Memory 81.7 1-Core 61.8 2-Core 119 55% 87.5 Pts	4-Core 187 8-Core 210 26% 199 Pts	64-Core 295 18% 295 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% XFX(1682 3003) CLim: 933 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 37.2 Reflection 26.5 46% 31.8 fps
Poor: 27% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.1 321 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 357 Write 341 Mixed 229 SusWrite 58 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 40.4 4K Mixed 34.3 93% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 38.9 DQ Write 92.8 DQ Mixed 50 43% 60.6 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 423GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 125 127 126 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 69 Write 123 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 84.2 55% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 2.4 380% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 112%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 304GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.9 51 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 78.7 Write 39.7 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 17.3 34% 45 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 58%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 2.7 126 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 104 Write 154 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 42.7 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.7 219% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 7,844 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.8% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 11.7 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 9.3 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 70%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	157x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	111x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	65x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	43x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	24x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	23x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	10x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	13x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	11x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	9x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16