Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44.5% 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 Drive	98.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180312
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '22 at 23:58
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	LUX-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 108 2-Core 217 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 401 53% 395 Pts	64-Core 395 24% 395 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2343) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.5% Average	Lighting 54.6 Reflection 73.5 Parallax 88.8 44% 72.3 fps	MRender 63.8 Gravity 57.6 Splatting 45.4 44% 55.6 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 228 227 214 206 197 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 447 Mixed 351 SusWrite 216 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 50.5 164% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 364 274% 367 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 134%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$155 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 521GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 193 197 224 223 221 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	73.4% Very good	Read 242 Write 233 Mixed 222 SusWrite 207 51% 226 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 41.8 134% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 184 144% 198 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 830GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 207 213 241 238 227 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 333 Write 338 Mixed 316 SusWrite 220 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 44.2 143% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 231 174% 235 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 881GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 117 125 124 124 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.2% Average	Read 115 Write 109 Mixed 119 SusWrite 120 26% 115 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 28.5 4K Mixed 23.9 76% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 95.2 DQ Mixed 98.7 74% 99.1 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 134 133 135 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 77.9 Write 117 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 137 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 199% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 133 130 128 130 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 75 Write 105 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 130 67% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.5 183% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 90%
Seagate ST8000DM004-2CX1 8TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 164 145 158 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 136 Write 76.3 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 156 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 402% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 151 151 148 150 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	80% Excellent	Read 131 Write 120 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 148 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 113%
Seagate ST8000DM002-1YW112 8TB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4TB free Firmware: DN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 184 186 198 200 199 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 6,144 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	64.7% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 21.9 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 19.3 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 86%

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - $165

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	1,525x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	951x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	557x

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 $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 $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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16