Asrock 970 Extreme4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory8.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131111
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 04 '17 at 20:36
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
62.9% Good
Memory 87.8
1-Core 67.8
2-Core 121
58% 92.3 Pts
4-Core 213
8-Core 271
31% 242 Pts
64-Core 273
17% 273 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63% Good
Lighting 80.5
Reflection 76.5
Parallax 67.6
66% 74.8 fps
MRender 69.6
Gravity 69.1
Splatting 73.1
58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB
891GB free
Firmware: SC12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 149
Write 154
Mixed 116
104% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.69
4K Mixed 0.15
75% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 98%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102
466GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
43.2% Average
Read 73.6
Write 76.9
Mixed 36.2
46% 62.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.32
4K Mixed 0.42
94% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 151
Mixed 157
119% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.87
4K Mixed 0.22
88% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ21UE8BAFA-AE-E EBJ21UE8BAFA-AE-E BLS4G3D169DS1J.8FE BLS4G3D169DS1J.8FE 12GB
1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz
2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
23.6% Poor
MC Read 7.3
MC Write 7.1
MC Mixed 6.9
20% 7.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 7.2
20% 6.97 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 23.6%
Great: 39%

 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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