Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 59.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	41.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	36.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160531
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '18 at 20:42
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	59.9% Above average	Memory 86.1 1-Core 42.6 2-Core 104 50% 77.6 Pts	4-Core 184 8-Core 336 31% 260 Pts	64-Core 336 21% 336 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Asus(1043 04B0) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.659.0 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.3% Average	Lighting 48.6 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 67 40% 59.9 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 48.1 Splatting 54 45% 54.7 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Spark 128GB 1,967 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM10.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 83 52 46 43 42 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.6% Below average	Read 183 Write 196 Mixed 172 SusWrite 55.2 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 41.8 4K Mixed 18.1 80% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 29.9 DQ Write 55.2 DQ Mixed 29 26% 38 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 81%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 225GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 33 33 33 32 32 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Read 55.3 Write 52.5 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 32.8 33% 44.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 41%
USB 3.0 320GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 135GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 13 12 13 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 28 Write 12.5 Mixed 14.2 SusWrite 12.8 20% 16.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 52% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 2x4GB 899 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30% Poor	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 9.1 28% 9.67 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 9.2 24% 8.37 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 67%

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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%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16