Asrock 960GM-VGS3 FX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 47.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.18% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 960GM-VGS3 FX  (all builds)
Memory0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121130
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 17 '17 at 07:52
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X2 550
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
47.2% Average
Memory 80.8
1-Core 44.6
2-Core 81.5
46% 69 Pts
4-Core 83.6
8-Core 78.7
11% 81.1 Pts
64-Core 74.4
5% 74.4 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 3800
Dell(1028 2542) 512MB
Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.18% Terrible
Lighting 8.57
Reflection 12.3
Parallax 2.38
7% 7.76 fps
MRender 7.52
Gravity 3.53
Splatting 14.5
8% 8.51 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.18%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721025CLA382 250GB-$20
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP1OA3MA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 116
Write 117
Mixed 83.9
79% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.33
4K Mixed 0.3
78% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingmax FLFF65F-C8KL9 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM 533 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.7% Very poor
MC Read 6.6
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 5.4
16% 5.7 GB/s
SC Read 4.3
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 4.7
13% 4.43 GB/s
Latency 79.1
51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 31%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 960GM-VGS3 FX Builds (Compare 213 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 19%
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Desktop
Desktop 64%
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Workstation
Workstation 15%
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Motherboard: Asrock 960GM-VGS3 FX - $59

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $193
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