Asrock 970 Extreme4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 51.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics19.2% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130117
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 23 '17 at 01:56
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 B95
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
51.6% Above average
Memory 73
1-Core 19.7
2-Core 65.5
36% 52.7 Pts
4-Core 176
8-Core 177
24% 176 Pts
64-Core 176
11% 176 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203
AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12.2
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
19.2% Very poor
Lighting 19.4
Reflection 25
Parallax 42.3
16% 28.9 fps
MRender 25.8
Gravity 29
Splatting 36.8
26% 30.5 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30
26GB free
Firmware: 01.01S03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 97
Write 101
Mixed 32
56% 76.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.09
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.42
121% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 76%
WD WD1200JS-00MHB0 120GB
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10.02E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
22.3% Poor
Read 43.8
Write 33.7
Mixed 18.8
24% 32.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.29
4K Mixed 0.3
76% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 22.3%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.1% Below average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 12.1
32% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 4.2
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 4.9
14% 5 GB/s
Latency 94.5
42% 94.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 69%

 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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