Asrock 970 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 61.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics62.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive53.8% 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 (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150805
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 30 '16 at 21:47
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 49%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.1% Good
Memory 88.5
1-Core 50
2-Core 99.6
52% 79.4 Pts
4-Core 198
8-Core 200
27% 199 Pts
64-Core 202
12% 202 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 372.70
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.8% Good
Lighting 78.8
Reflection 78
Parallax 68
64% 74.9 fps
MRender 71.7
Gravity 73.6
Splatting 74
60% 73.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 384
Write 180
Mixed 237
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 61
4K Mixed 15
84% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 26.2
DQ Write 97.4
DQ Mixed 17.6
26% 47.1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
485GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 160
Mixed 112
108% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.67
4K Mixed 0.28
104% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 112%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150
79GB free
Firmware: MS2OA610 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
40.8% Average
Read 87.3
Write 54.9
Mixed 6.67
36% 49.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.15
4K Mixed 0.19
59% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.6% Below average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 11.2
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 8.2
21% 7.27 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 407 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme4 - $107

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $396
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