Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 57.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.8% 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	37.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131002
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '18 at 07:33
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Memory 80.1 1-Core 65.4 2-Core 119 55% 88.2 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 196 27% 201 Pts	64-Core 241 15% 241 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3684) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 65.7 Parallax 64.2 54% 65.5 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 61 Splatting 53.4 50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP920 256GB-$203 2,823 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 63 38 46 46 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 294 Write 174 Mixed 127 SusWrite 47.5 35% 161 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 23.3 4K Mixed 19.7 66% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 24.7 DQ Write 58.9 DQ Mixed 27.6 25% 37.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 99%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 349GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 60 37 43 44 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 83.5 Write 79.7 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 45.7 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 65%
Maxtor 6L250S0 250GB 351 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 191GB free Firmware: BACE1G10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 58 59 59 59 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 61.5 Write 63.8 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 58.8 40% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.8 212% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 35%
Maxtor 6V300F0 300GB 1,297 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 84GB free Firmware: VA111630 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 50 50 52 51 52 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 53.7 Write 57.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 50.9 35% 48.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.2 136% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 39%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 318GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 51 52 51 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 71.5 Write 71 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 51 46% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 57%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 833GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 28 29 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 28 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 28 37% 27.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 65%
SanDisk Cruzer U 16GB 1,935 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 6GB free, PID 55a5 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 5.9 6.3 6.4 5.9 5.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	6.76% Terrible	Read 19.3 Write 11.5 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 5.6 15% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.9 98% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.76% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL9 Series 2x4GB 1,143 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.9% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 11.6 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 8.9 23% 7.93 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 70%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

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	111x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16