Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.6% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131002
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '21 at 01:04
Run Duration	285 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 90 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 140 62% 100 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 397 41% 328 Pts	64-Core 436 27% 436 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 048F) 2GB CLim: 1188 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Lighting 26.1 Reflection 29.4 Parallax 36.1 21% 30.5 fps	MRender 27 Gravity 26.7 Splatting 27.5 22% 27.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,828 Write 3,090 Mixed 3,182 749% 3,367 MB/s	4K Read 306 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 203 829% 236 MB/s	DQ Read 606 DQ Write 444 DQ Mixed 536 397% 528 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 112GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 145 161 153 153 162 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59% Above average	Read 271 Write 213 Mixed 204 SusWrite 158 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 31 115% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 33.8 DQ Write 99.9 DQ Mixed 44.2 40% 59.3 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 187 189 189 189 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 156 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 188 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 224% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 106%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 815GB free Firmware: MN6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 135 134 136 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 129 Write 132 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 135 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 85%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 915GB free, PID 1230 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 64 64 65 67 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 132 Write 132 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 65 130% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 59%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 2TB free, PID ab21 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 127 127 127 126 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 123 Write 79.2 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 125 126% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1.2 172% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 53%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 2TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 65 65 65 65 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 143 Write 144 Mixed 81 SusWrite 65.6 141% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 44%
WD My Book 25ED 6TB 496 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3TB free, PID 25ed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 65 65 65 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 177 Write 172 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 65.2 158% 124 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 9.3 4K Mixed 0.8 366% 5.4 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 9.4 DQ Mixed 0.7 345% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR3 1600 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL DDR3 1600 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	48.4% Average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 16.7 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 13.3 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 48%

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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	157x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	112x
FX-8320AMD $203Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	65x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	43x
RX 580AMD $120Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	24x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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 $36Bench 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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Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $160
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $383