Asrock 970 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.7% 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 Drive	58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131111
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '18 at 20:12
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 925-$150 5,211 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.25 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Memory 81.5 1-Core 48.2 2-Core 96.2 49% 75.3 Pts	4-Core 184 8-Core 185 25% 185 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Nvidia(10DE 11C2) 3GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 20 Splatting 26.1 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM08.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 38 98 75 155 15 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 480 Write 430 Mixed 236 SusWrite 116 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 22.5 96% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 27.4 DQ Mixed 66.8 53% 77.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 99%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 660GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 82 84 85 85 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 94.2 Mixed 99.2 SusWrite 84.1 70% 94 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 613GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 170 163 167 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 169 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 168 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 112%
JetFlash Transcend 2GB 787 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	5.64% Terrible	Read 19.5 Write 4.5 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 6.3 10% 8.88 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.64% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF 99U5403-065.A00LF 99U5471-020.A00LF Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 16GB 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.6% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 11.7 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 7 SC Mixed 8.1 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme4 - $107

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	127x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	73x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	59x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	31x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	24x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	21x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
850 Evo 120GBSamsung $80Bench 96%, 69,224 samples	13x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	12x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	9x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	9x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $396

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16