Asrock 970 Extreme4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive70.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150805
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 21 '19 at 17:04
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 (94th percentile)
60.2% Good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 50.3
2-Core 99.4
52% 78.8 Pts
4-Core 199
8-Core 195
26% 197 Pts
64-Core 200
12% 200 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 61%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
V Series SATA SSD 120GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 356 358 357 357 355 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 388
Write 341
Mixed 271
SusWrite 356
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 56.1
4K Mixed 22.6
103% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 34.6
DQ Write 85.7
DQ Mixed 28.2
31% 49.5 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 84%
Samsung HM250HI 250GB-$50
232GB free
Firmware: 2AC101C4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 81 82 81 81 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 81.5
Write 62.4
Mixed 53.1
SusWrite 81.6
51% 69.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown OCZ3P1333LV2G OCZ3P1333LV2G Kingston 99U5471-002.A00LF Kingston 99U5471-002.A00LF 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
34.6% Below average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 12.9
34% 11.9 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 9
21% 7.5 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns

 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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