Asrock 990FX Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 49.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics17% 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 Drive46.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 990FX Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory18.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121012
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 14 '20 at 01:03
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 60%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 970
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
49.6% Average
Memory 75.2
1-Core 44.7
2-Core 90.8
46% 70.2 Pts
4-Core 145
8-Core 124
18% 135 Pts
64-Core 133
8% 133 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650 Ti Boost-$140
EVGA(3842 3658) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
17% Very poor
Lighting 19.4
Reflection 18
Parallax 23.3
16% 20.2 fps
MRender 26.1
Gravity 22.3
Splatting 23
19% 23.8 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 130 148 148 142 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
46.3% Average
Read 214
Write 169
Mixed 181
SusWrite 129
39% 173 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 39.2
4K Mixed 27
86% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 35.2
DQ Write 86.9
DQ Mixed 46.4
40% 56.2 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
931GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 110 133 150 150 143 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 171
Write 169
Mixed 72.3
SusWrite 132
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
866GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 112 112 124 111 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 73.7
Write 103
Mixed 45
SusWrite 113
61% 83.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.4
69% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL8-4GBXM F3-1600C9-8GXM F3-1600C9-8GXM F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 24GB
800, 667, 667, 800 MHz
4096, 8192, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
24.3% Poor
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 5.9
MC Mixed 8.1
23% 8.13 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 6.6
16% 5.53 GB/s
Latency 89.9
44% 89.9 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 990FX Extreme3 Builds (Compare 298 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock 990FX Extreme3 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 39% - Below average Total price: $775
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HDDRAMUSB
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