Asrock 960GM/U3S3 FX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 50%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.79% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive61% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsrock 960GM/U3S3 FX  (all builds)
Memory2.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130205
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 08 '17 at 17:47
Run Duration101 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 260
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
50% Average
Memory 83.5
1-Core 49.4
2-Core 99.2
50% 77.4 Pts
4-Core 99.6
8-Core 96.8
13% 98.2 Pts
64-Core 97.8
6% 97.8 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50%
Great: 49%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
ASRock(1849 9616) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.7000
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
0.79% Terrible
Lighting 0.9
Reflection 2.04
Parallax 0.56
1% 1.17 fps
MRender 1.05
Gravity 0.43
Splatting 1.61
1% 1.03 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.79%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
61% Good
Read 366
Write 328
Mixed 349
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 15.7
73% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 22.9
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 101
79% 103 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 61%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM 667 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
25.5% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 7.2
MC Mixed 7.7
23% 8.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 6.8
19% 6.7 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 25.5%
Great: 30%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 960GM/U3S3 FX Builds (Compare 93 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 960GM/U3S3 FX - $131

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $247
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