Asrock 970 Extreme4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.57% 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.
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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock 970 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120928
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 10 '20 at 12:16
Run Duration	518 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th 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 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59% Above average	Memory 84.5 1-Core 49.8 2-Core 99.4 51% 77.9 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 194 26% 195 Pts	64-Core 198 12% 198 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740 30,433 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Asus(1043 84CB) 1GB CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	8.57% Terrible	Lighting 9.57 Reflection 8.96 Parallax 11.2 8% 9.93 fps	MRender 13 Gravity 11.3 Splatting 12.5 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.57% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 010G Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 277 Write 191 Mixed 216 51% 228 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 50.2 4K Mixed 14 82% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 27.3 DQ Write 99.5 DQ Mixed 16 26% 47.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 148GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 107 108 100 112 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 93GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 108 107 104 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 106 Write 101 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 108 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 83GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 194 195 195 195 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 146 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 130 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 112%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 2GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 92.8 Write 37.5 Mixed 20.8 52% 50.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.7 46% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB 1,443 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.1% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 12.2 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 8.2 20% 6.97 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 53%

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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 $129Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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