Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (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. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	65.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120418
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '21 at 17:22
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing below expectations (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 i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 229 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 424 53% 403 Pts	64-Core 353 22% 353 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 292GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 189 195 198 190 206 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 344 Write 327 Mixed 303 SusWrite 193 66% 292 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 51.5 4K Mixed 29.3 96% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 208 158% 214 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 104%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 119GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 170 163 159 170 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 313 Write 190 Mixed 202 SusWrite 163 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 21.3 79% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 64.6 DQ Mixed 97.6 80% 118 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 259GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 137 130 133 121 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 99.7 Write 70.8 Mixed 73 SusWrite 130 69% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 455GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 182 183 182 180 181 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 70.7 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 181 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	62.2% Good	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 21.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 17.3 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	60	0"	1280 720

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Typical Z77 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 4,005 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,522x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	949x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	556x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	310x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	268x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	237x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	173x
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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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $581

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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