Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.4% 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	89.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '16 at 07:28
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 69.2 2-Core 136 59% 96 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 431 40% 335 Pts	64-Core 429 26% 429 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 4069) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6510 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.4% Poor	Lighting 32.3 Reflection 33.4 Parallax 39.5 26% 35.1 fps	MRender 40.7 Gravity 30.1 Splatting 28.2 26% 33 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q Series Pro 128GB-$66 2,808 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: JTRA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 619 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 83 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AD) Unknown 200 200 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 26 (C2) HDA temperature 69 66 146030002207 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	89.5% Excellent	Read 519 Write 456 Mixed 492 109% 489 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 81.1 4K Mixed 34.5 124% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 27.5 DQ Write 84.9 DQ Mixed 21.8 27% 44.8 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 107%
Intel SSDSA2CT040G3 40GB 1,759 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 35GB free Firmware: 4PC1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1247 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 190 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 74 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 78 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 5986 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 123 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 69 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 74849 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5986 (F2) Unknown 100 100 13388	33% Below average	Read 187 Write 46.2 Mixed 73 22% 102 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 12.7 65% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 36.8 DQ Mixed 26.4 33% 59.8 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 37%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 100 229066368 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 32 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 718508 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 21 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 26 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 68 538640416 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 177 (C2) HDA temperature 32 40 68719476768 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -85182086381556 (F1) Unknown 100 253 173025485 (F2) Unknown 100 253 4435513094	112% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 198 Mixed 175 141% 188 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 1.92 4K Mixed 0.25 99% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 400 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.8% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 10.4 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 9.6 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 62%

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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%

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 $175Bench 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 $37Bench 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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Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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