Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 62.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.5% 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 Drive	66% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160531
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '19 at 12:19
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 66.7 2-Core 130 58% 93.8 Pts	4-Core 223 8-Core 296 33% 260 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% EVGA(3842 2680) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Lighting 38.6 Reflection 37.7 Parallax 49 32% 41.8 fps	MRender 50.5 Gravity 43.9 Splatting 35.5 35% 43.3 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TEAML5Lite3D120G 120GB 2,389 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0410A SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 44 45 74 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 391 Write 350 Mixed 330 SusWrite 49.9 63% 280 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 43.2 141% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 44.4 DQ Write 91.3 DQ Mixed 56.9 46% 64.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 110%
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB 9,045 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 116GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 45 45 45 75 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 40.5 Write 45.3 Mixed 36 SusWrite 51 32% 43.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 49%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 228GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 87 90 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 118 Write 115 Mixed 58 SusWrite 86.5 69% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 70%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 88 90 88 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 84 Write 79.2 Mixed 77 SusWrite 86.7 61% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.4% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 14 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 11.5 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 63%

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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	155x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	110x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	65x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	43x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	24x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 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 $38Bench 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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $517

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 $177	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