Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.1% 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	67.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160531
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '21 at 03:24
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	62.1% Good	Memory 76 1-Core 74.2 2-Core 141 58% 97.2 Pts	4-Core 261 8-Core 412 41% 337 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2765) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Lighting 30.8 Reflection 32 Parallax 40 25% 34.3 fps	MRender 42.1 Gravity 40.7 Splatting 33.3 31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKJ4.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 379 400 403 379 408 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 144 Write 104 Mixed 116 SusWrite 371 42% 184 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 51 4K Mixed 26.5 95% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 175 142% 198 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 102%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 930GB free Firmware: ACM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 134 133 132 129 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 114 Write 113 Mixed 52.1 SusWrite 130 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 71%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 922GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 132 132 131 132 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 124 Write 138 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 131 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 71%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 237GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.9 2.6 2.4 4.4 1.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 122 Write 2.5 Mixed 14.9 SusWrite 3 26% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1600C9D3/4GX 24GB 262 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.7% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 12.7 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 11.5 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 88.3 45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 63%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	155x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	110x
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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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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16