Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	31.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160531
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 23 '20 at 08:29
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^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, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Memory 78.8 1-Core 45.1 2-Core 83.4 46% 69.1 Pts	4-Core 144 8-Core 221 22% 182 Pts	64-Core 234 14% 234 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 74 37 51 45 44 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.4% Below average	Read 221 Write 238 Mixed 18 SusWrite 54.8 30% 133 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 48.6 4K Mixed 10.4 57% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 20.9 DQ Write 85.6 DQ Mixed 16.3 23% 40.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 78%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 171GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 74 37 51 45 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 89.8 Write 86.3 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 54.8 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 62%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 13GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 9.4 6.7 9.4 9.7 5.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	6.13% Terrible	Read 25 Write 2.3 Mixed 10.3 SusWrite 7.5 12% 11.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.13% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 11.7 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 8.3 20% 6.97 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	155x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 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 $37Bench 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 i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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