Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics81.4% 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 Drive48.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1720 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140605
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 16 '20 at 19:36
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 67%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
48.4% Average
Memory 72.6
1-Core 41.3
2-Core 76
42% 63.3 Pts
4-Core 138
8-Core 169
20% 153 Pts
64-Core 238
15% 238 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 8548) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.4% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 111
Parallax 111
83% 108 fps
MRender 95.4
Gravity 101
Splatting 89.7
78% 95.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
GOODRAM 240GB
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 145 60 93 92 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
48.5% Average
Read 313
Write 279
Mixed 246
SusWrite 118
54% 239 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 47.2
4K Mixed 26.9
83% 29.9 MB/s
DQ Read 30.9
DQ Write 81
DQ Mixed 39.2
35% 50.4 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 102%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
830GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 180 183 190 190 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 174
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 184
105% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 107%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.6% Poor
MC Read 8.5
MC Write 9.1
MC Mixed 8.9
25% 8.83 GB/s
SC Read 4.5
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 6.4
15% 5.37 GB/s
Latency 95.4
42% 95.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 Extreme3 R2.0 Builds (Compare 463 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $517
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