Asrock 970 Extreme4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics21.2% 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 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory1.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130731
Uptime20.2 Days
Run DateAug 02 '17 at 19:26
Run Duration199 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
45.8% Average
Memory 72.5
1-Core 39.8
2-Core 69.7
41% 60.7 Pts
4-Core 106
8-Core 160
16% 133 Pts
64-Core 153
10% 153 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB
CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
21.2% Poor
Lighting 24.7
Reflection 24.1
Parallax 31.2
20% 26.7 fps
MRender 32.7
Gravity 28.8
Splatting 24.9
23% 28.8 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
549GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 140
Write 129
Mixed 113
95% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.07
4K Write 0.06
4K Mixed 0.04
9% 0.06 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 112%
Seagate BUP Slim Mac SL 1TB
443GB free
Firmware: 0304
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
17.2% Very poor
Read 29.5
Write 29.4
Mixed 28.2
22% 29 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 2.83
4K Mixed 0.34
119% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
30.1% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 9.4
MC Mixed 11.2
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 8
18% 6.4 GB/s
Latency 95.7
42% 95.7 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 62%

 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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