Asrock 990FX Extreme3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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 8 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 990FX Extreme3 (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150804
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '20 at 17:02
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 77 1-Core 54.5 2-Core 122 52% 84.4 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 385 36% 301 Pts	64-Core 385 24% 385 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Lighting 34 Reflection 34.2 Parallax 45.4 28% 37.9 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 31.3 Splatting 38.6 28% 32.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.22 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 145 Write 76.6 Mixed 134 26% 119 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 62.9 4K Mixed 26 102% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 27.2 DQ Write 96.6 DQ Mixed 32.8 34% 52.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 61%
Seagate ST3320310CS 320GB 4,266 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 16GB free Firmware: SC14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 79 78 78 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 76.9 Write 80.8 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 78.7 51% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 54%
Hitachi HDS5C3020BLE630 2TB 4,090 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1GB free Firmware: MZ4OAAB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 63.3 Write 65.7 Mixed 17.5 36% 48.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 84%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB-$105 4,536 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1GB free Firmware: 1AN10003 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 63.3 Write 38.2 Mixed 55.6 40% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 9,944 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.5% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 15.3 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10.2 25% 8.7 GB/s	Latency 86.3 46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 70%

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

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Typical 990FX Extreme3 Builds (Compare 298 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 33%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Asrock 990FX Extreme3 - $200

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	89x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	54x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	43x

GPU
R9 290AMD $399Bench 46%, 68,699 samples	15x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	12x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	17x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	12x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	14x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	9x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	5x

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Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $261	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