Asrock 970 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics75.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive47.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20131111
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 11 '16 at 00:37
Run Duration99 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%
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 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
62.3% Good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 65.8
2-Core 131
57% 92.8 Pts
4-Core 232
8-Core 350
36% 291 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7570
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.9% Very good
Lighting 95.1
Reflection 103
Parallax 95.8
78% 97.8 fps
MRender 87.4
Gravity 89.9
Splatting 89.2
73% 88.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
47.6% Average
Read 361
Write 162
Mixed 82.7
44% 202 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 32.9
4K Mixed 12.2
74% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 33.3
DQ Write 52.3
DQ Mixed 11.9
18% 32.5 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.9% Below average
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 12.6
MC Mixed 13.4
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 6.8
SC Mixed 10.1
23% 8.17 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 81%

 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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