Asrock 970 Extreme4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	38.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

7 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150805
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '19 at 02:38
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Memory 83.4 1-Core 74.2 2-Core 148 61% 102 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 464 45% 370 Pts	64-Core 458 28% 458 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Lighting 51.2 Reflection 47.3 Parallax 42.5 42% 47 fps	MRender 39.6 Gravity 43.5 Splatting 38.8 33% 40.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blaze 120GB-$30 2,058 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.6 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 282 Write 52.5 Mixed 130 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 34 4K Mixed 14.9 66% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 22.5 DQ Write 35.3 DQ Mixed 15.5 16% 24.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 811GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 191 190 198 193 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 200 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 192 118% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.5% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 13.6 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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