Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.7% 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 Drive42.9% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z77 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130711
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 25 '17 at 08:13
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 96.7
1-Core 127
2-Core 249
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 581
62% 493 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1586 MHz, MLim: 1956 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
59.7% Above average
Lighting 75.1
Reflection 75.1
Parallax 68.8
61% 73 fps
MRender 80.6
Gravity 71
Splatting 60.9
57% 70.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
42.9% Average
Read 190
Write 117
Mixed 138
33% 148 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 61.8
4K Mixed 9.04
76% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 7.68
43% 100 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 61%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
48GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
67% Good
Read 115
Write 118
Mixed 99.3
83% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 0.39
103% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
72.7% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 22.5
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 23.3
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 51.4
78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 4,004 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $581
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