Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.3% 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	42.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160531
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '19 at 08:17
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Memory 72.9 1-Core 64.8 2-Core 123 53% 86.8 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 317 33% 266 Pts	64-Core 298 18% 298 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Sapphire(174B E210) 3GB CLim: 850 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.6.2 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.3% Poor	Lighting 37.7 Reflection 27.1 Parallax 46.9 31% 37.2 fps	MRender 26.2 Gravity 36.7 Splatting 33.3 26% 32.1 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 83 92 86 79 78 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.6% Average	Read 243 Write 111 Mixed 151 SusWrite 84.9 33% 147 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 44.2 4K Mixed 21.4 76% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 76.3 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 88.2 68% 92.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 163 158 134 142 146 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 101 Write 116 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 146 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.7 178% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 106%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28 4,213 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 29GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 16 16 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 18.3 Write 16.8 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 16.5 23% 17.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 4 330% 4.57 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 93%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 730GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 2 2.3 1.9 1.9 2.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	2.32% Terrible	Read 4.5 Write 5 Mixed 3.7 SusWrite 2 5% 3.8 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.1 17% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 2.32% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 C L8GX3M2A1600C Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 16GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.6% Below average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 13.8 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 11 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 94.8 42% 94.8 ns

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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	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 $273	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 $177	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