Asrock 970 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics76.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (89%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120327
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '17 at 18:01
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 89%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 as expected (58th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Memory 84.1
1-Core 44.7
2-Core 80.2
47% 69.7 Pts
4-Core 138
8-Core 165
20% 152 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.7% Very good
Lighting 91.8
Reflection 113
Parallax 96.1
75% 100 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 98.5
Splatting 99.3
80% 97.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Read 479
Write 183
Mixed 235
65% 299 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 54.4
4K Mixed 17.3
88% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 30.6
DQ Write 67
DQ Mixed 13
20% 36.9 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 87%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150
443GB free
Firmware: MS2OA610 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 130
Write 130
Mixed 134
99% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.15
71% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.1% Below average
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 7.1
MC Mixed 11.4
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 8.6
20% 7.13 GB/s
Latency 73.3
55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 62%

 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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