Asrock 970 Extreme4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics30.6% 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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120327
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateDec 31 '17 at 00:02
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Memory 84
1-Core 41.8
2-Core 98
49% 74.6 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 173
24% 181 Pts
64-Core 184
11% 184 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
EVGA(3842 2962) 2GB
CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.6% Below average
Lighting 38.5
Reflection 34.3
Parallax 28.6
31% 33.8 fps
MRender 36.5
Gravity 37.6
Splatting 33.3
29% 35.8 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
339GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 86.2
Write 124
Mixed 87.8
74% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.42
116% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-500.A01LF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.3% Poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 6.9
21% 7.37 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 5.8
16% 5.53 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 23.3%
Great: 33%

 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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