Asrock 970 Extreme3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	63.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '19 at 18:53
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T-$340 12,769 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	59.7% Above average	Memory 83.9 1-Core 49.9 2-Core 96.1 50% 76.6 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 290 30% 242 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Zotac(19DA 2368) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1761 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Lighting 80.8 Reflection 82 Parallax 77.8 66% 80.2 fps	MRender 80.5 Gravity 74.6 Splatting 66.9 60% 74 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 343 Write 316 Mixed 289 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 61.9 4K Mixed 41.2 135% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 38.3 DQ Write 88.2 DQ Mixed 48.8 41% 58.4 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
GB1000EAMYC 1TB 1,329 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 575GB free Firmware: HPG3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 90 Write 81 Mixed 66 59% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 63%
Seagate Expansion+ 1TB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 216GB free, PID 2323 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 102 Write 132 Mixed 86.8 140% 107 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 2 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 51%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 600 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 594GB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,676 Write 13.5 Mixed 27.2 390% 572 MB/s	4K Read 341 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.6 1,354% 115 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,124 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.6% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 12 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 7.7 18% 6.23 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 62%

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

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Typical 970 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

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Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

Raft

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 - $82

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	40x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	39x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	22x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	20x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	14x
HD 7850AMD $174Bench 19%, 49,592 samples	9x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	11x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	6x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $370

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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