Asrock 970 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 56.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	48.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150805
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '18 at 08:58
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Memory 78.7 1-Core 70.2 2-Core 124 56% 90.9 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 196 26% 196 Pts	64-Core 205 13% 205 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8664) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.6% Average	Lighting 60.3 Reflection 64.6 Parallax 64 49% 62.9 fps	MRender 70.3 Gravity 59 Splatting 49.4 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TEAML5Lite3D240G 240GB 6,836 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 167 (A3) Unknown 100 100 10 (A4) Unknown 100 100 588 (A5) Unknown 100 100 2 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2611 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1902 (F5) Unknown 100 100 1176	72.6% Very good	Read 366 Write 369 Mixed 334 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 57 4K Mixed 22.8 110% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 36.5 DQ Write 88.8 DQ Mixed 26.1 30% 50.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 123%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 32GB 860 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 29GB free Firmware: CXM12D1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2050 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 95 95 181 (B2) Unknown 95 95 20 (B3) Unknown 95 95 40 (B4) Unknown 95 95 776 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 2 (E8) Unknown 95 95 388 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2652728282 (F2) Unknown 99 99 3501610877	41.3% Average	Read 344 Write 84.1 Mixed 135 41% 188 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 30.1 4K Mixed 11 60% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 31.6 DQ Mixed 28.4 41% 81.3 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 44%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 79 70 80296939 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 162 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 569884 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -121925531598729 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 40 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 69 487981085 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 175 (C2) HDA temperature 29 40 77309411357 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 62925565853711 (F1) Unknown 100 253 316084374 (F2) Unknown 100 253 8353314 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	65.2% Good	Read 127 Write 101 Mixed 72 74% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.97 4K Write 0.97 4K Mixed 0.45 108% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 4x4GB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.5% Poor	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 9 28% 9.73 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 8.7 24% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 83 48% 83 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 59%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme4 - $107

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	127x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	73x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	59x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	31x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	24x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	21x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
850 Evo 120GBSamsung $80Bench 96%, 69,224 samples	13x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	12x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	9x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	9x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $396

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16