Asrock 970 Extreme3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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.
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 57.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics88.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121012
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 02 '19 at 23:23
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8150-$770
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
57.9% Above average
Memory 75.7
1-Core 61.1
2-Core 118
52% 84.8 Pts
4-Core 218
8-Core 341
34% 279 Pts
64-Core 352
22% 352 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.9% Excellent
Lighting 98.2
Reflection 115
Parallax 130
80% 114 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 124
Splatting 101
106% 134 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$62
419GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 13 51 81 72 91 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
39.3% Below average
Read 85.1
Write 71.8
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 52.4
48% 64.9 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0
2% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 53 76 74 91 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
44.9% Average
Read 95.5
Write 184
Mixed 52.7
SusWrite 60.8
72% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 14.4
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 11.8
27% 9.43 GB/s
Latency 89
45% 89 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 - $82

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $370
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