Asrock 970 Performance

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics49.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 Performance  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150319
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 23 '17 at 00:30
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68% Good
Memory 84
1-Core 72.5
2-Core 150
61% 102 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 453
45% 368 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.2.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
49.6% Average
Lighting 63.5
Reflection 64.3
Parallax 75.7
52% 67.8 fps
MRender 56.5
Gravity 57.5
Splatting 53
45% 55.7 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
375GB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 88.9
Write 102
Mixed 108
75% 99.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.17
4K Mixed 0.27
78% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 72%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01S02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 94.3
Write 91.7
Mixed 104
73% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.71
4K Mixed 0.36
98% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5173DB0-CK0 M378B5273DH0-CH9 12GB
800, 800, 800 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.6% Poor
MC Read 7.6
MC Write 7.3
MC Mixed 6.6
20% 7.17 GB/s
SC Read 7.3
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 7
20% 6.97 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 23.6%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 Performance Builds (Compare 57 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Performance

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $311
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