Asrock 970 Performance

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive66.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock 970 Performance  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 x 65536 colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 24 '19 at 17:11
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 82
2-Core 161
66% 110 Pts
4-Core 308
8-Core 498
49% 403 Pts
64-Core 497
31% 497 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 68%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 113 113 119 60 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
66.3% Good
Read 286
Write 161
Mixed 216
SusWrite 105
43% 192 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 71.3
4K Mixed 39.6
136% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 134
102% 135 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 75%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB
49GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 67 67 68 33 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
40.1% Average
Read 77.6
Write 72.9
Mixed 72.1
SusWrite 61.6
53% 71.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMY8GX3M2A2400C11 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMY8GX3M2A2400C11 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
46% Average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 14.1
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 12.5
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 Performance Builds (Compare 57 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Performance

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $311
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