Asrock 970 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive50.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120131
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 01 '21 at 16:36
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
58% Above average
Memory 83.3
1-Core 50.3
2-Core 101
51% 78.2 Pts
4-Core 191
8-Core 203
26% 197 Pts
64-Core 203
13% 203 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 58%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
Sapphire(174B 1482) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
11.7% Very poor
Lighting 15.7
Reflection 14.6
Parallax 14.2
13% 14.8 fps
MRender 12.6
Gravity 12.5
Splatting 10.2
10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Drevo X1 SSD 120GB
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0517A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 158 171 154 31 26 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Read 407
Write 190
Mixed 289
SusWrite 118
56% 251 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 69.7
4K Mixed 12
84% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 25.5
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 13.6
25% 47.4 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
836GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 165 172 155 32 27 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 158
Write 171
Mixed 104
SusWrite 120
102% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
251% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.6% Below average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 7.2
MC Mixed 11.2
30% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 8.8
21% 7.37 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 - $82

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $370
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HDDRAMUSB
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