Asrock 970 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
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 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.4% 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	45% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130731
Uptime	20.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '20 at 20:59
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 66.6 2-Core 120 56% 89.9 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 397 36% 302 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.4% Average	Lighting 59.3 Reflection 64.9 Parallax 62.8 48% 62.4 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 58.2 Splatting 52.3 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 111 116 119 117 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	45% Average	Read 295 Write 230 Mixed 143 SusWrite 115 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 20.3 77% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 29.3 DQ Write 82.9 DQ Mixed 29.8 30% 47.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 99%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 18 18 18 94 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 135 Write 102 Mixed 40.1 SusWrite 57.8 61% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 100%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 480GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 105 115 117 115 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 112 Write 117 Mixed 62 SusWrite 112 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.3 222% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 90 90 84 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 67.4 Write 108 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 90.8 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 72%
Ut163 USB2FlashStorage 1GB 288 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 1GB free, PID 0163 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	4.46% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 1.8 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 2.4 6% 6.55 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.46% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 08G-D3-1866-MR 4x4GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.3% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 16 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 81%

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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%

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Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme4 - $107

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	127x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16