Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 60%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	49.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131002
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '17 at 00:30
Run Duration	313 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	60% Above average	Memory 79.9 1-Core 60.3 2-Core 117 54% 85.6 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 396 37% 306 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.1% Average	Lighting 61.6 Reflection 62.8 Parallax 63.2 50% 62.5 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 56.5 Splatting 50.6 47% 58.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 93919315 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 4 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 10977936423823 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 487 (AB) Unknown 100 100 2 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 29 (B1) Unknown 0 0 99 (B5) Unknown 100 100 2 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 38 47 77312491558 (C2) HDA temperature 38 47 77312491558 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 93919315 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 4 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 93919315 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 93919315 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 4294967297 (E9) Unknown 0 0 10091 (EA) Unknown 0 0 6359 (F1) Unknown 0 0 6359 (F2) Unknown 0 0 10736	47.5% Average	Read 318 Write 206 Mixed 231 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 44.9 4K Mixed 11.9 68% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 22.8 DQ Write 75 DQ Mixed 9.34 19% 35.7 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 85%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 38GB free Firmware: 040H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 23616 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 542 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 59 (AE) Unknown 100 100 29 (B5) Unknown 100 100 2731623448841 (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 80 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	47.3% Average	Read 320 Write 263 Mixed 199 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 5.12 59% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 20.6 DQ Write 67.1 DQ Mixed 5.04 15% 30.9 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 74%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC54 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 99 47734000 (03) Spinup time 93 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2410 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 4394107 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 14480 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 482 (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 70 62 504823838 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 16883 (C2) HDA temperature 30 40 64424509470 (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 102834401969357 (F1) Unknown 100 253 6696476083 (F2) Unknown 100 253 4957875430	88.1% Excellent	Read 151 Write 156 Mixed 84.9 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.18 76% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 96%
Seagate FreeAgent 2TB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 1.5TB free, PID 3008 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 20.6 Write 19.3 Mixed 20.7 26% 20.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.31 64% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 19%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 753GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 26 Write 23.7 Mixed 17.9 28% 22.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.29 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AE34G1609U1 4x4GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB 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	29.7% Poor	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 10 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 7.7 20% 7 GB/s	Latency 80.6 50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 50%

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

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Gaming 23%

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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	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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Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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) $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