Asrock 990FX Extreme3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
Processor	With 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 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	44.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 990FX Extreme3 (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150804
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '17 at 13:13
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 945 12,746 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	54.1% Above average	Memory 80.1 1-Core 43 2-Core 86.4 46% 69.8 Pts	4-Core 166 8-Core 166 22% 166 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 58%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO3 240GB-$99 848 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0330AA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1502 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 436 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 27 (A3) Unknown 100 100 313 (94) Unknown 100 100 212027 (95) Unknown 100 100 2891 (96) Unknown 100 100 2695 (97) Unknown 100 100 2865 (A4) Unknown 100 100 74276 (A5) Unknown 100 100 105 (A6) Unknown 100 100 10 (A7) Unknown 100 100 58 (A9) Unknown 100 100 95 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 257 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 29811822624787 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 356221 (F2) Unknown 100 100 220162 (F5) Unknown 100 100 438692 (F6) Unknown 100 100 424054 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	44.8% Average	Read 332 Write 198 Mixed 171 51% 234 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 27.3 4K Mixed 10.5 60% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 31.1 DQ Write 47.1 DQ Mixed 11.9 17% 30.1 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 99%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 78GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 93 (03) Spinup time 130 130 25786843458 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4420 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 138 31 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 51307 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1973 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5141 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5141 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 223338758166 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 11	67.2% Good	Read 111 Write 123 Mixed 76 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.35 4K Mixed 0.44 105% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 74%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB 5,677 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 34GB free Firmware: MZ6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 90 (03) Spinup time 154 154 34380186000 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 7281 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 138 33 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 22317 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 5622 (C0) Power-off retract count 94 94 7614 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 7614 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 227633725463 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 11	45% Average	Read 77.8 Write 79 Mixed 5.68 39% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.14 57% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 4x2GB 89 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.6% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 7.2 MC Mixed 11.3 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 5.8 SC Mixed 7.1 18% 6.47 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 54%

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Gaming 33%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Asrock 990FX Extreme3 - $200

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	89x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	54x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	43x

GPU
R9 290AMD $399Bench 46%, 68,699 samples	15x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	12x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	17x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	12x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	14x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	9x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	5x

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Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $261	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16