Asrock 970 Performance

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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. 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics4.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock 970 Performance  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150319
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '17 at 01:10
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62% Good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 61.7
2-Core 119
56% 88.5 Pts
4-Core 219
8-Core 286
32% 252 Pts
64-Core 287
18% 287 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 62%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670
PwrHis(1787 2009) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
4.69% Terrible
Lighting 5.63
Reflection 8.31
Parallax 3.72
5% 5.89 fps
MRender 5.76
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 7.61
5% 5.76 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.69%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
376GB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 88.4
Write 105
Mixed 106
76% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.22
4K Mixed 0.37
90% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 72%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01S02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 84.7
Write 80.1
Mixed 98.1
66% 87.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.29
85% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5173DB0-CK0 M378B5273DH0-CH9 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
41.5% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 14.1
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 11.2
28% 9.63 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 41%

 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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