Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82.6% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	17.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '16 at 22:54
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	69%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 72.4 2-Core 142 60% 99 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 432 40% 337 Pts	64-Core 431 27% 431 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Gigabyte(1458 3544) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7563 Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	3.41% Terrible	Lighting 4.17 Reflection 4.92 Parallax 3.44 3% 4.18 fps	MRender 5.81 Gravity 4.27 Splatting 3.04 3% 4.37 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.41% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3872 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 982 (B1) Unknown 98 98 93 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 49 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 36 (F1) Unknown 99 99 26070994974	82.6% Excellent	Read 500 Write 392 Mixed 419 97% 437 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 50.2 4K Mixed 32.1 107% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 57.1 58% 95.3 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 737GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 167 2450 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1504 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5223 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1130 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 213 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1302 (C2) HDA temperature 119 94 24 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 175 243 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	97.6% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 155 Mixed 152 123% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.17 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.35 114% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 172GB free Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 116608445 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2079 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 21685309458 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6512 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1988 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 234 (BC) Unknown 100 96 111670984775 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 47 420806681 (C2) HDA temperature 25 53 38654705689 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 32 22 116608445 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 194 45 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -14276471280491 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2695806838 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1383691835	50.1% Above average	Read 89.9 Write 84.6 Mixed 75.9 63% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.17 4K Mixed 0.41 100% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 68%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 21GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 171 8175 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1189 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3801 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 855 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 80 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 13384 (C2) HDA temperature 125 108 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	62.4% Good	Read 104 Write 113 Mixed 94.3 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 2.32 4K Mixed 0.27 94% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 83%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 212GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 3.74 2% 3.74 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 49%
ST932032 5AS 320GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 192GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	7.93% Terrible	Read 16.8 Write 14.1 Mixed 15.5 20% 15.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 0.76 4K Mixed 0.29 37% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 7.93% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5458-005.A01LF 99U5471-057.A00LF 99U5458-005.A01LF 99U5471-052.A00LF 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.1% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 12.7 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 9.7 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 43%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 19%

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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16