Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z77 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121015
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '16 at 10:26
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 99.4
2-Core 193
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 376
49% 369 Pts
64-Core 375
23% 375 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6510
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
22.3% Poor
Lighting 27.1
Reflection 24.9
Parallax 31.5
22% 27.8 fps
MRender 34.1
Gravity 24.3
Splatting 26
23% 28.1 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.3%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
867GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 151
Write 108
Mixed 135
99% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.23
4K Mixed 0.2
58% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
658GB free
Firmware: 15.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Read 110
Write 87
Mixed 96.1
74% 97.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.85
4K Write 1.96
4K Mixed 0.36
111% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 74%
WD 6400AAK External 640GB
71GB free, PID 1001
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
19.5% Very poor
Read 36.5
Write 35.9
Mixed 16.4
36% 29.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 2.04
4K Mixed 0.41
86% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 19.5%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD34G13332 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.4% Poor
MC Read 9.5
MC Write 9.1
MC Mixed 8.2
26% 8.93 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 8
24% 8.4 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 4,006 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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HDDRAMUSB
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