Asrock 970 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics32.7% 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 Drive48.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131111
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateDec 07 '16 at 10:14
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.2% Good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 72.9
2-Core 135
63% 100 Pts
4-Core 251
8-Core 439
42% 345 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 375.70
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
32.7% Below average
Lighting 41
Reflection 31.5
Parallax 42.4
33% 38.3 fps
MRender 38.8
Gravity 39.8
Splatting 36.6
31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
400GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 302
Write 261
Mixed 229
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 38.6
4K Mixed 11.1
65% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 17.2
DQ Write 42.7
DQ Mixed 10.2
13% 23.4 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 99%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
90GB free
Firmware: DXM05B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 389
Write 371
Mixed 361
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 57
4K Mixed 19.9
95% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 28.1
DQ Write 63.2
DQ Mixed 18.2
22% 36.5 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 116%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.1% Average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 17.4
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 13.2
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 970 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 408 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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