Asrock 970 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	22.3% 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)
Boot Drive	55.2% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150805
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '21 at 16:09
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T-$340 12,769 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 79.3 1-Core 54.6 2-Core 111 51% 81.6 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 306 32% 256 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B E344) CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 1790 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.10.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Lighting 26.8 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 37.4 22% 31.8 fps	MRender 30.6 Gravity 31.5 Splatting 24.8 23% 29 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 138 141 144 144 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 371 Write 242 Mixed 143 SusWrite 140 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 23.4 97% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 27.6 DQ Write 80.2 DQ Mixed 24.6 27% 44.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 85%
Seagate BarraCuda Q1 SSD ZA960CV10001 960GB 1,479 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 739GB free Firmware: STWSN010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 309 312 319 317 317 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 373 Write 314 Mixed 282 SusWrite 313 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 55.1 4K Mixed 32.4 110% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 30 DQ Write 72.9 DQ Mixed 38.3 33% 47.1 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 99%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 138 141 144 144 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 119 Write 72.6 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 140 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 4,223 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.1% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 12.1 32% 11 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 9.3 22% 7.6 GB/s	Latency 81.9 49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 64%

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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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Typical 970 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 407 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16