Asrock 970 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
ProcessorWith 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 49.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics16.1% 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 Drive70.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory1.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120510
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateSep 23 '18 at 14:26
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
49.6% Average
Memory 76.8
1-Core 47.3
2-Core 87.9
46% 70.7 Pts
4-Core 131
8-Core 139
18% 135 Pts
64-Core 128
8% 128 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6870
Sapphire(174B 174B) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
16.1% Very poor
Lighting 21.2
Reflection 14.4
Parallax 20.9
17% 18.8 fps
MRender 12.6
Gravity 15.6
Splatting 20.1
14% 16.1 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.1%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 210 211 207 205 212 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 374
Write 346
Mixed 312
SusWrite 221
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 40.6
4K Mixed 31.7
103% 33.1 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 213
161% 216 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
298GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 48 49 48 49 49 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 77.2
Write 74.2
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 48.5
46% 62.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 67%
USB DISK 2.0 1GB
0GB free, PID 3200
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 14.8
Write 7.7
Mixed 6.5
11% 9.67 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Kllisre DDR3 4G 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
20.6% Poor
MC Read 8.5
MC Write 6.1
MC Mixed 5.4
19% 6.67 GB/s
SC Read 4.5
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 4.6
13% 4.5 GB/s
Latency 86.8
46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 - $82

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $370
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