Asrock 970 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 52.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive70.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
MotherboardAsrock 970 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150805
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 30 '17 at 13:21
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X3 450-$80
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Memory 80.4
1-Core 50.3
2-Core 98
49% 76.2 Pts
4-Core 150
8-Core 148
20% 149 Pts
64-Core 152
9% 152 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6770
PwrHis(1787 200A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.2.0.0
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
11.7% Very poor
Lighting 15.2
Reflection 11.1
Parallax 12.9
12% 13 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 11.4
Splatting 15.3
11% 12.5 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingmax 240GB 240GB
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N081 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 479
Write 270
Mixed 342
80% 364 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 29.8
4K Mixed 26.8
78% 25 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 70.6
96% 175 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
467GB free
Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 150
Mixed 158
120% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.28
86% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya M2Y2G64CB8HC5N-CG Kingston 99U5403-046.A00LF M2Y2G64CB8HC5N-CG Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
34.1% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 7.8
MC Mixed 12.6
33% 11.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 9.6
24% 8.37 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 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%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme4 - $107

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $396
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