Asrock 970DE3/U3S3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970DE3/U3S3 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120731
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '16 at 20:56
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 66.3 2-Core 124 57% 91.4 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 329 32% 265 Pts	64-Core 329 20% 329 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 2370) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6839 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Lighting 68.5 Reflection 75 Parallax 65.2 56% 69.5 fps	MRender 77.8 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 60.3 54% 67.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 330GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 161 159 4925 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3553 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 68 68 23742 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3505 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 92 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3553 (C2) HDA temperature 108 82 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 99 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	51.3% Above average	Read 90.5 Write 88.6 Mixed 85.4 66% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 0.59 4K Mixed 0.35 81% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 62%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 200GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 172 2291 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5695 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 10197 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1877 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 40 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5654 (C2) HDA temperature 107 101 36 (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	63.1% Good	Read 114 Write 106 Mixed 109 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 2.35 4K Mixed 0.28 94% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 109%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 170GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 153 150 5333 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4919 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 21685 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3589 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 139 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4918 (C2) HDA temperature 109 84 38 (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	53.3% Above average	Read 92.3 Write 93.3 Mixed 67.4 63% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.44 106% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL9-9-9 DDR3-13330 CL9-9-9 DDR3-13330 CL9-9-9 DDR3-13330 CL9-9-9 DDR3-13330 16GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	44.7% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 15.1 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 13.4 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 73.3 54% 73.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 44%

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Gaming 17%

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Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 14%

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Motherboard: Asrock 970DE3/U3S3

CPU
FX-6350 Six-CoreAMD $100Bench 59%, 29,222 samples	8x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	8x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	11x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	3x
RX 460AMD $90Bench 20%, 64,240 samples	3x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	7x
JAJS600M128C 128GBBench 66%, 988 samples	4x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	4x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 32%, 29,968 samples	2x
FLFG45F-D8KQ9 1x8GBKingmaxBench 27%, 115 samples	2x

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Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $308

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	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