Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.2% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120713
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '18 at 15:46
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 82.1 1-Core 101 2-Core 187 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 321 8-Core 509 51% 415 Pts	64-Core 512 32% 512 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15 52,547 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0162) 2.2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.21% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 5.77 Parallax 2.81 3% 4.23 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.21% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 180GB 5,848 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 108 99 99 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 317 Write 173 Mixed 205 SusWrite 103 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 23.9 80% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 151 123% 175 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128 11,448 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 161GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 110 112 112 113 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 78 Write 75 Mixed 54 SusWrite 111 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 74%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 63GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 79 79 79 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 68.2 Write 64.7 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 79.3 51% 69 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 344GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 123 128 129 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 116 Write 130 Mixed 18 SusWrite 128 71% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 107%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$86 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 163 164 165 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 158 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 164 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 100%
Kingston DT 101 G2 16GB 1,946 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 3.5 3.3 4.1 4.1 4.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	6.41% Terrible	Read 17.2 Write 12.2 Mixed 9 SusWrite 4.3 13% 10.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.2 79% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.41% Great: 8%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 83 112 124 124 122 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 123 Write 97.7 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 100 131% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 64%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 127 127 127 127 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 129 Write 133 Mixed 111 SusWrite 127 170% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 71%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 227GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 125 125 126 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 108 Write 117 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 125 154% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 71%
WD Ext HDD 1021 2.5TB 317 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 112GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 22 24 24 24 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 23 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 23.8 32% 24.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.1% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 15.1 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 14.9 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 61%

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - $165

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	1,526x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	951x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	558x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	310x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	269x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	237x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	174x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	140x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	107x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	90x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	86x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	81x

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Total price: $580

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16