Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.6% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160201
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '19 at 11:16
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Memory 78.2 1-Core 67.4 2-Core 132 56% 92.7 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 284 34% 263 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8616) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Lighting 33.6 Reflection 25.7 Parallax 32 27% 30.4 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 34.2 Splatting 32 28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,500 Write 1,778 Mixed 2,010 466% 2,096 MB/s	4K Read 231 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 115 580% 167 MB/s	DQ Read 513 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 355 279% 390 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 290GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 58 53 53 59 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 68.5 Write 80 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 56.4 50% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 59%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 497GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 81 80 78 80 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 89 Write 89 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 78.9 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 59%
WDC WD10 EZRX-00L4HB0 1TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 45GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 30 Write 30 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 17.8 35% 26.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 22%
Seagate M3 Portable 2TB 615 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 290GB free, PID 61b5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 28.8 Write 30.5 Mixed 23 SusWrite 17.9 34% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.4 130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 9905471-084.A00LF 16GB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.6% Below average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 13.8 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 9.3 23% 8.07 GB/s	Latency 83.9 48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 62%

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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%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	157x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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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Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16