Asrock 970DE3/U3S3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 59.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	15.3% 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	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.

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Motherboard	Asrock 970DE3/U3S3 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120731
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '16 at 20:43
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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)	59.9% Above average	Memory 83.9 1-Core 62.7 2-Core 119 56% 88.5 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 325 32% 260 Pts	64-Core 323 20% 323 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180 23,273 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 3527) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6472 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Lighting 17.6 Reflection 20.5 Parallax 15.7 14% 17.9 fps	MRender 24 Gravity 18.4 Splatting 20.6 17% 21 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 361GB 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 4908 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3458 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 69 69 23253 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3410 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 86 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3458 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	52.1% Above average	Read 91.6 Write 89.9 Mixed 82.1 66% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.19 4K Mixed 0.42 92% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 62%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 127GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 172 2266 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5600 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 9707 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1782 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 36 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5563 (C2) HDA temperature 108 101 35 (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	73.8% Very good	Read 130 Write 127 Mixed 118 94% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.26 108% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 93GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 153 150 5350 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4824 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 21198 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3494 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 135 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4823 (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	60.2% Good	Read 104 Write 106 Mixed 22.2 56% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 2.14 4K Mixed 0.44 118% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.2% 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 (98^th percentile)	44.3% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 10.9 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 44%

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Gaming 17%

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Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 14%

Tree trunk

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 $90Bench 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 $139Bench 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 $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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16