Asrock Z77 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	19.7% 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 Drive	105% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	17.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130711
Uptime	10 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '16 at 12:46
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 way below expectations (7^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Memory 72.1 1-Core 86.2 2-Core 166 62% 108 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 404 42% 336 Pts	64-Core 450 28% 450 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8422) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6200 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Lighting 24 Reflection 20.9 Parallax 24.9 20% 23.3 fps	MRender 29.7 Gravity 20.2 Splatting 23.4 20% 24.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB 13,747 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 950 Write 299 Mixed 485 126% 578 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 28 121% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 93.9 120% 217 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 237%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 17GB free Firmware: DC12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 14 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 75531294883339 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 652 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 7 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 250 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 39 43 68722294823 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 250 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 226997 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 51 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 94 94 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 226997 (F2) Unknown 100 100 242785 (F9) Unknown 100 100 55824	65.4% Good	Read 358 Write 239 Mixed 262 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 18.6 96% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 52.6 75% 141 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 91%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$38 10,195 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 526GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 93 (03) Spinup time 124 124 25789989165 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4091 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 30 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 13770 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 475 (C0) Power-off retract count 87 87 16045 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 87 87 16045 (C2) HDA temperature 142 142 197569609770 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	68.2% Good	Read 117 Write 121 Mixed 116 89% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.41 106% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 55GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 199 0 (03) Spinup time 179 177 4025 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10721 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 57 57 31818 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 911 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 385 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 10335 (C2) HDA temperature 101 97 46 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	39.1% Below average	Read 69.8 Write 66.4 Mixed 64 50% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.38 94% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C11 4x8GB 660 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	42.2% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 14 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 10.2 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 96.6 41% 96.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 60%

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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	1,519x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	947x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	556x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	309x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	268x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	236x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	173x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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