Asrock 970 Performance

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive146% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock 970 Performance  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160113
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 05 '18 at 18:11
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.3% Good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 73.7
2-Core 145
62% 102 Pts
4-Core 284
8-Core 434
44% 359 Pts
64-Core 430
27% 430 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Nvidia(10DE 1B82) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 134
Parallax 114
106% 126 fps
MRender 95.9
Gravity 128
Splatting 106
90% 110 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 100%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron NX500 NVMe PCIe 400GB-$390
233GB free
Firmware: E7FM04.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
173% Outstanding
Read 1,276
Write 1,194
Mixed 1,188
272% 1,219 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 41.2
136% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 22.2
49% 98.3 MB/s
Poor: 117%
This bench: 173%
Great: 224%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
146% Outstanding
Read 1,329
Write 821
Mixed 958
229% 1,036 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 25.4
132% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 46.8
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 25
34% 60.2 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 146%
Great: 236%
Asrock RAM Disk 8GB
4GB free
Firmware: 1.00
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2010)-$60
463GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 84.3
Write 79.1
Mixed 78.4
61% 80.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.51
4K Mixed 0.22
69% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.7% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 15.5
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 12.1
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 62%

 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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